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.
Nothing people are hysterical herd minds. It played out how it only could I think.
Had everyone just gone hush quiet the park staff might have had a chance to move harambe away.