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Gorilla killing: Will boy’s parents be charged for conduct at zoo?
Will the drama surrounding Harambe's death come to an end, or is this just the beginning? On Monday, the Hamilton County prosecutor may announce whether the parents of a 3-year-old boy, who fell in the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo, will face charges. Zoo officials shot and killed a rare silverback gorilla named...
Police investigate parents of boy rescued from gorilla
Police said Tuesday they are investigating the parents of the 3-year-old boy who fell into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and had to be rescued by a team that shot the 400-pound animal to death. Authorities said the investigation will look at the parents' actions leading up to the incident — not the...
In gorilla’s death, critics blame mother, Cincinnati Zoo
Devastated. Heartbroken. In mourning. Those are some of the words the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden used Sunday in a contrite explanation for the death of Harambe, a 17-year-old western lowland gorilla killed on Saturday to save a boy who slipped into the zoo's habitat. The boy was in "imminent danger,"...
Child falls into gorilla cage at Cincinnati Zoo, rescued from 400-pound male gorilla
Zoo officials have shot dead a gorilla after a four-year-old boy fell into its enclosure in the US city of Cincinnati. The boy climbed though a barrier and fell into a moat, where he was grabbed and dragged by the gorilla. The zoo said it took action to shoot the 400lb (180kg) gorilla as the situation was...
Keeper killed by tiger violated zoo policy, officials say
The veteran Florida zookeeper who was mauled by a tiger violated policy when she entered into the big cat's enclosure, zoo officials said. In a statement released late Friday, Palm Beach Zoo president and chief executive Andrew Aiken said Stacey Konwiser, 38, entered "the same portion" of the tiger house that was...
Fists Fly Over Parking Spot at the Houston Zoo
A trip to the Houston Zoo turned ugly when adults got a bit wild in the parking lot. Linda Padilla and her husband, Jason, were taking advantage of the zoo’s free entrance day on Tuesday afternoon when they witnessed an argument between two women that quickly turned into an all-out brawl. Linda, who recorded the mayhem on...