Top Ten Facts About Harambe

The Top Ten

1 Harambe belongs to western lowland silverback gorillas, which are critically endangered. Up to date, there are only around 175,000 in the wild.

2 Harambe, who was under the care of Cincinnati Zoo is one of the 360 gorillas in a captive breeding program.

3 He was moved to Cincinnati Zoo in 2014 after being in Gladys Porter Zoo, Texas for several years.

4 He was one of the 10 lowland silverback gorillas at the Cincinnati Zoo.

5 He was raised by a guy named Jerry Stones in Texas who said he was very sad about the tragic death of Harambe, who he fondly calls the "gentle giant."

6 Harambe was a 400-pound silverback gorilla. He was 17-year-old when he was put to rest by an emergency response team after a four-year-old boy fell into his mound.

7 He just had his birthday on May 27.

8 According to WWF, western lowland gorillas can be distinguished from other gorilla subspecies by their slightly smaller size, their brown-grey coats and auburn chests. They also have wider skulls with more pronounced brow ridges and smaller ears.

9 A Facebook group called "Justice for Harambe" was created on Sunday, as well as a Change.org petition, calling for the boy's parents to be held responsible for the boy's death as well as Harambe's.

10 About 5% of Harambe's kind is killed in the wild each year. Aside from hunting, lack of habitat and infectious diseases also threaten their population, CNN said.

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