So Very Sad

[mallyh]

just seen a zoo shot a mountain gorilla when a 3 year old fell into the enclosure .

[rockyracoon]

I've just seen this on the news and agree it is very sad. I feel very sorry for the keepers who had to do the deed, they look after these animals and probably love them a lot. A necessary course of action though.


What I would like to know is, how did the toddler manage to get in there, it's unbelievable.

[naomi24]

http://news.sky.com/story/1703688/gorilla-shot-dead-after-boy-falls-into-zoo-moat

[bibblebub]

Just a few days ago a religious nut jumped into the lions enclosure at a Chilean zoo and the lions were shot dead; should have been him.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/25/man-mauled-by-lions-in-chilean-zoo-is-recovering-say-authorities

[Prudie]

It is very sad and not the gorilla's fault. I suppose if you were the parent you'd have wanted it done. The one bibble posted though made me really angry at the time, they should have left him to it.

[weecalf]

Was it not possible to knock it out ,expect every second counted in this happening .

[Peter Pedant]

and there is a fella being eaten by a polar bear - dead ...

and also ... the footage of the kid falling into the moat ( pre 1999 but must be somewhere on the internet ) and the zoo staff said
we have trained for this and have a special sound - which the gorilla has been trained to react to - a special prize inside the compound ( where the gates come down )
so the sound was rung - the gorilla ran into the bit for his prize - the gate came down and the keepers could get the boy ....

it is out there somewhere

[choux]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3406830/I-m-forever-thankful-Jambo-gone-one-two-ways-Man-protected-huge-gorilla-fell-enclosure-boy-relives-dramatic-moment-30-years-says-t-wait-kids-there.html

[mikey4444]

Its quite clear that a small three-year old boy should not have been able to fall into the enclosure in the first place......I am just surprised that it hasn't happened before.