On 31 August 1986, five-year-old Levan Merritt fell into the gorilla enclosure and lost consciousness. Jambo stood guard over the boy when he was unconscious, placing himself between the boy and other gorillas in what ethologists analyze as a protective gesture. He later stroked the unconscious boy’s back.
I remember this. I was, like, seven years old at the time. It was all over the news. I remember it made my mom cry.
mom crying
“Why are you crying, mom?”
“I ju-hu-hu-hu-ust wanted to see a gorilla rip that boy to shreds!!! Is that so much to ask???”
mom runs off to her room crying
That boy, Donald Drumpf.
Me too! I absolutely didn’t remember the gorillas name or what zoo.