when was harambe brought to the cincinnati zoo
Killing of Harambe On September 18, 2014, Harambe was transferred to the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden to learn adult gorilla behavior and join a new social group.[3][4]
King Kong Merian C. Cooper became fascinated by gorillas at the age of 6.[5] In 1899, he was given a book from his uncle called Explorations and Adventures in Equatorial Africa. The book (written in 1861), chronicled the adventures of Paul Du Chaillu in Africa and his various encounters with the natives and wildlife there.[6] Cooper became fascinated with the stories involving the gorilla, in particular, Du Chaillu's depiction of a particular gorilla known for its "extraordinary size",[7] that the natives described as "invincible" and the "King of the African Forest".[8] When Du Chaillu and some natives encountered a gorilla later in the book he described it as a "hellish dream creature" that was "half man, half beast"[9] It was these stories that planted the seed of adventure in young Merian's mind.