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Gorilla Exhibit at Cincinnati Zoo to Reopen With Modified Barrier
The gorilla exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo will re-open next week, with a taller barrier to prevent accidental entry into the enclosure. A gorilla was shot by zookeepers last week after a 4-year old boy had fallen into the exhibit.
A visitor steps away from the closed entrance to the Gorilla World exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Sunday, May 29, 2016, in Cincinnati. On Saturday, a special zoo response team shot and killed Harambe, a 17-year-old gorilla, that grabbed and dragged a 4-year-old boy who fell into the gorilla exhibit moat. Authorities said the boy is expected to recover. He was taken to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. AP Photo/John Minchillo
Other zookeepers have supported the Cincinnati Zoo’s decision to kill the 450-pound gorilla, which they say could’ve easily caused the child’s death.
The enclosure has had a previous track record of keeping out visitors, and the incident earlier this month was the only time in the gorilla exhibit’s 38-year history that a human had fallen into it.
