In Gorilla's Death, Critics Blame Mother, Cincinnati Zoo

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26. the video clips of the gorilla dragging the boy around weren't posted

While the gorilla was not trying to hurt the boy, the situation with an animal that large in control of a small child was extremely dangerous. After the initial interaction on the video, apparently the gorilla did start dragging the boy around. He apparently was trying to protect him; from what I've read, if a baby gorilla gets in trouble the male will usually drag him off and hand him over to a female to take care of. But, again, he could have hurt or killed the boy totally by accident the way the situation was unfolding.

My horse wasn't trying to hurt me yesterday when she shook some flies away from her head. But had I not been an experienced handler, I could have had my skull fractured. Actually, I know a 3rd generation horsewoman who was knocked out cold by a horse going for a fly.

That said, I think the parents should be held responsible (I've read that both parents were there, if just the mother, then yes, she is responsible).

The boy repeatedly said he was going to get into the pond. She should have put a stop to it right there. Don't know how many small children she was trying to attend to, but once he started insisting, that should have ended the visit to the zoo.