On Saturday afternoon the boy eluded his parents’ control and climbed over the three-foot steel barrier between the public and the gorilla enclosure. Police are investigating the family of the boy who entered the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati zoo over the holiday weekend during an incident that led to the animal being shot dead and a storm of public protest. For Cincinnati zoo to suggest that the enclosure was safe flies in the face of the reality of the boy going into the exhibit.”Roberts called for a public safety inquiry into Cincinnati zoo. The Chicago mention refers to an incident in 1996 when a female gorilla rescued a child that fell into the enclosure at the Brookfield zoo in Illinois. Staff shot the animal as the boy was between his feet and the child was rescued.

Source: The Guardian May 31, 2016 22:59 UTC