Cincinnati Zoo

The Latest on a prosecutor's decision on whether to file c-harges against the family of a 3-year-old boy who entered a gorilla exhibit

A FORMER zookeeper has defended the decision of Cincinnati Zoo to shoot Harambe the gorilla, comparing the strength of the “gentle giants” to 10 adult humans.

THE parents of a three-year-old boy who fell into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo, leading to the endangered animal’s death, said he is “doing well”.

The family of the toddler who fell into the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo said their child is “doing well” and thanked zookeepers who fatally shot an endangered gorilla in order to rescue the 3-year-old boy.

Police are to investigate the circumstances around the killing of a gorilla at Cincinnati Zoo after a four-year-old boy fell into his enclosure.

THE parents of the boy who climbed over a zoo barricade and fell into a gorilla enclosure, leading to the endangered animal’s death, have received terrifying threats.

For his part, Trump said he was struck by the footage of Harambe, who weighed more than 400 pounds, holding the boy.

THE man who raised western silverback gorilla Harambe has told of his heartbreak at learning of the 200kg primate’s death.

A Cincinnati Zoo employee shot the gorilla with a rifle when the child was in between his legs,

THE mother of a boy who fell into a gorilla enclosure before the animal was shot dead has lashed out at her critics, saying in a Facebook post that “accidents happen”.

Hanna defended zoos, noting that they invest money in animal preservation.

The mother of the 4-year-old boy who slipped into the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo on Saturday.

Cincinnati police on Sunday said the parents had not been c-harged (...)

The zoo had its share of defenders and supporters, who weighed in on Facebook acknowledging the difficulty of its decision.