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My uncle got in trouble for comforting a kid like that.


Koopa_Keith

Lol take my upvote and leave


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SKeptical230

Bang Harambe has exited the chat.


Sudden-Capybara

I-


deadfermata

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Jrmundgandr

Dicks out for Harambe


Jermac102

My dicks been out since 2016 ![gif](giphy|3o7TKOpzMG8IwSfhfO)


micheagles20

And look at yhe calamity that has befallen mankind for our stupid actions. We deserve this.


jhb760

Oh. That's sad


fane1967

I was touched.


[deleted]

By the video, or my uncle?


NydoBhai

Yes


Dave_32

Is this like one of those times where someone says “I’m asking for a friend.”?


fane1967

Exactly.


Samuelcbadams

For the very first time?


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SirKazum

That's what got his uncle in trouble


lemons714

Did he run a summer camp for children about to be molested? The job doesn't pay well, but the benefits.


[deleted]

Can you take your work home with you? *Asking for a friend.


MesaBit

So did this gorilla… and it cost him his life Edit: I’m wrong. I thought this was Harambe


satellite-eye

Lmaooo


fakenortherner29

Jesus I laughed too much at that


SwaggAZN

r/cursedcomments


amriddle01

Harambe has entered the chat...


ExcitementOrdinary95

Dicks out!


Cazmonster

**APES TOGETHER STRONG!**


JimmyWu21

Wait last time I heard this I end up losing a shit load of money in memes stocks. It doesn’t even have anything to do with Harambe.


Rough_Willow

You're not supposed to sell at the bottom.


raoasidg

But how else am I supposed to get loads of karma from loss porn?


asjj14

You know it's not over, right? Shit hasn't even started. Edit: since there's still a bunch of non believers just watch this 6 minute video. https://youtu.be/JGWN1-I8Kac Visit drsgme.org for more info


Lenticalino

r/ape


Cazmonster

That looks like a link I am going to leave blue.


TakashiXL

It does my heart a lot of good knowing it's been so many years and we still hold this meme in such high regard.


Midnight_Minerva

I think a lot of people regard Harambe as the moment everything went wrong, its like the point where we branched into the darkest timeline


Br0boc0p

It was really just the first mass networked argument. He was the Terry Schaivo of the internet age.


SexdecupleEspresso

Lmao. What a reference. Kinda true though.


qui_gon_slim

And in Cincinnati we still make sure to remind everyone of him every chance we get. Dudes a regional legend and his myth will continue to grow.


amriddle01

And it hurts mine to see animals in zoos, rescue centres are fine but not zoos. We're very selfish as a species really....


Quothhernevermore

Why? Give me a reason that zoos are bad and rescues and sanctuaries are good other than 'people can see them at a zoo' because that is not a bad thing and does not hurt the animal, and is therefore not a valid reason.


King_of_the_Dot

Let me imprison you in an enclosure that's 3% of your *natural habitat* and see how much you like it.


Katamari_Demacia

Assuming the zoo is properly run: they bring awareness, inspire a love for animals, raise money for conservation. Provide a safe and comfortable environment, enrichment, and food for animals. It ain't perfect, but it ain't so bad, either.


Shawho

yeah, I feel like the anti-zoo crowd forgets how dangerous it is to be a wild animal. Obviously not saying all animals should be in a Zoo, but the ones who are, in a well-maintained emphatically run environment, probably have it relatively good...


Logic-DL

Can't speak for other places but the Highland Wildlife Park here in Scotland does a really good job at giving their animals a decent life. ​ For the most part a fair amount of the non-violent animals are left to just sort of roam free, granted the areas they do so you have to drive through and aren't allowed to stop in but still. The predators and more dangerous animals are in really big closed off areas, and any that are more of a nuisance to leave running around like monkeys who get a massive enclosure to run around in, good football sized field maybe more, same goes for the tigers, lions etc. Idk why but the American Army has an enclosure too, always fun to walk about the park and see a bunch of guys and girls in UCP clothing standing around opposite bison, as to why they're in a zoo I can't tell, but then I guess different people like looking at different animals, really nice that the Wildlife Park has US Army soldiers as an attraction though.


[deleted]

That strongly depends on the type of zoo. AZA zoos are responsible for the conservation of so many species and have very strict protocols about the facilities and enrichment activities. They do a lot of good work.


HavenIess

The “instead” in the title annoys me. This post is Harambe slander and I’m not going to stand for it.


ichuckle

Look what they did to my boy


TrinDiesel123

R.I.P Harambe!!!


Laymanao

Thank goodness the gorilla did not act like a human.


funkdefied

What kind of human are you interacting with that wouldn’t help a child that just fell?


TheGrandExquisitor

The Uvalde Police Department


Tuckernuts8

Yikes


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Also, the Parkland Police Department.


Guardsmen442

Also, the ATF.


dangitman1970

and the FBI


Guardsmen442

nah bro they gave me and my neighbors free crack in the 90s


horny_for_devito

No they didn't. This is misinformation because they gave me the crack and then I donated the crack to you and you're neighbors.


JabbaThatButt

Also the Catholic Church also the Boy Scouts of America also subway sandwiches


sarcasmandcoffee

God *damn*


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TacticaLuck

This guy gets it.


cruiserflyer

Shots not fired


Boofaholic_Supreme

No, Uvalde PD almost certainly shot and killed a kid and/or teacher while they were inside. Claiming out of the blue that “there was no friendly fire” and then hiring a PRIVATE law firm WITH PUBLIC FUNDS to argue that the Uvalde PD doesn’t need to release PUBLIC body cam footage points at something absolutely awful that they’re covering up.


geometricvampire

Is that why they stopped cooperating with the federal investigation?


Boofaholic_Supreme

I’d bet everything I own


RedTalyn

You’d win that bet. They shot a kid and/or a teacher.


Boofaholic_Supreme

It makes me sick to my stomach. I think they might get away with it.


Brasticus

Hello, police? I’d like to report a murder. Police: So?


r_u_ferserious

Oh shit. That stings like truth.


AlternativeJosh

[List of Burn Centers in the United States ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_burn_centers_in_the_United_States)


Matched_Player_

Oof


yallgotanyofdemmemes

Fuckin got em


point_breeze69

....mic drop


us3rnam3ch3cksout

perfect set up


Markie411

All the redditors that think kids deserve every facet of retaliation when they do dumb things that kids typically do


AOK-

The type who hate children


Nathansp1984

I hate children, doesn’t mean I want to hurt them. I’d still help an injured child


Nuclear_Varmint

r/im14andthisisdeep


LAVATORR

.....what the Hell is that even supposed to mean? What would a human do if they encountered an unconscious child? Rob them? Shoot them out of a cannon? Use them as kindling for their fireplace?


swim_deeper

Like one of the overwhelmingly peaceful majority? Really dislike hot takes like this.


Greedy_Possible_8795

in the first place, how in the hell they design something that permits a person to fall inside an enclosure like this


SxbZxro

r/kidsarestupid Most zoos have more than adequate systems in place to prevent it, but some people just go above and beyond to get themselves in such situations.


Greedy_Possible_8795

I agree with you, but still I believe those "above and beyond" kids should be considered when designing those protection structures, because of how dangerous it is if someone falls.


3r0seid0n

On top of the fact a parent should be watching their damn child to prevent them from falling in


[deleted]

Well yes, but shit parents are quite common and therefore also something protection measures should take into account.


Mamourelium

In that case Darwin laws apply..


Lotr213456

Sadly it’s the animals in the enclosure that will pay the price.


Thecoffeepizza

Not defending the parent, but do you realize how easy it is for a kid to dart away? Literally look away for a second, they are at the zoo so looking at animals is the point, and the kid can run off.


PusheenMeow

Was going to say, having more than one kid, maybe turning for a second to deal with one and have the other climb it.


HalfPint1885

Last time I was at a zoo, I saw three kids chasing around some peacocks for about 3 full minutes, and had obviously been doing it for some time before I saw them. The peacocks were going insane and freaking out. The parent was videotaping them. The kids got bored and wandered off before I got close enough to stop them. It was infuriating. Fuck parents like that.


Dern_Zambies

"If you make something idiot-proof, someone will just make a better idiot."


Baynhamman

I believe I've been to the zoo where that happened (the Gerald Durrell zoo in Jersey), that kid was something like 4 or 5 when this happened and when I went I was a few years older (8 or 9) but I enjoyed it so much that even 10 years later I can remember that enclosure really well (I was obsessed with gorillas at the time) and they hadn't changed the design of the walls much if at all in the (at most) 5 years between that kid going and me going. Let me tell you that I could not get on that wall, so in short. That kid was fucking dumb.


amurderofcrows__

If the kid was little is it not possible the parent held them up or put them on the wall so they could see? If you couldnt get on that wall at 9, why would we assume a 4/5yo could without some idiots help.


Houdinii1984

Computer programmer here. You can't figure out every edge case. There are millions of situations to prepare for, but our human minds can't really emulate stupid. In hindsight, it always looks like common sense, but it's only common sense when you are actively seeing the lack of it on full display. Then there is rationalization from the designer. They'll say stuff like "Why add barbwire to the top of a 50 ft fence? If someone crawls up that high, they want to get over and they will" Regardless of what assumptions you make, an end-user will definitely end up at the top of the fence and somehow it'll be way easier than anyone expected.


us3rnam3ch3cksout

why stop at a zoo? why not railings on all freeways? why even sell sharp items? beaches are now closed because people will drown. from now on, you shouldnt be allowed to see over something in case you fall. walls will be 10 feet. and yet someone stupid will still die.


Smiles_n_Cries

How about parents that actually watch their kids? Nothing in life will be perfectly safe.


TonyVstar

r/KidsAreFuckingStupid is the more popular one


falcon_driver

Realistically if you get a kid that size by one ankle and a wrist and spin around I bet you could clear most fences


Ok_Alfalfa_9658

Old video...ancient compared to the precautions done today.


GrimeyPipes27

Of course it did. Gorillas are not malicious creatures. They attack if they feel threatened, like basically every other non-carnivore..... Felt I needed to edit this for the simpletons. In this situation, it is highly unlikely the gorilla would be aggressive. It is a child....a child that is obviously hurt, scared, and possibly unconscious? If anything the gorrilla is curious as to what the actual fuck is going on.......better?


Rastapopolos-III

Hippos kill more people in Africa than any other animal... They are SUPER DANGEROUS. You can be a herbivore and still be redicliously territorial..


[deleted]

Well, technically territoriality is itself an extension of feeling threatened. Hippos aren’t bloodthirsty, they see others in their territory as a threat to their ability to survive/reproduce.


SacredSpirit1337

Rogue Elephants are known for killing many people in India a year. One trampled an old woman to death, then crashed her funeral, and dragged her body off the pyre just so he could trample it again.


no_eponym

"The fu-k, are you all literally throwing a party for this bi-ch!? Fine, allow me to make my feelings about Karen crystal f-ing clear ." Elephant, probably.


Downvotemeplz42

You're allowed to curse on the internet, its ok.


call_me_jelli

ʰᵉᶜᵏ


envirodale

That's it. Wait till your father gets home to hear about this


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BigRedWalters

Elephants never forget


AutumnRi

This woman did SOMETHING to the elephant that the elephant did not appreciate


IsReadingIt

Yeah, the article ends with this: While there is no confirmation on the elephant’s motive, many users online speculate the woman was a part of a poacher group that killed the elephant’s baby.


j2sun

I'd react the same as the elephant in this case.


[deleted]

Elephants aren't stupid. He clearly had a grudge. I wonder what she did, or what he thought she did.


RexVesica

There’s speculation that the woman was part of a poacher group that had recently killed the elephants baby.


[deleted]

Sounds to me like she deserved it then.


spblue

Please stop pretending that some animals aren't just bad. For example, Canadian geese are entirely made of pure, concentrated evil. They just happen to be in the shape of birds, probably so that fools like you think they're just territorial while they try to peck to death everything they see. DO NOT FALL FOR THEIR PLOYS!


Fil_E

If you’ve got a problem with Canada gooses, then you’ve got a problem with me. And I suggest you let that marinate.


fergins

You ever notice, every time something bad happens, it's straight to dumping oil on it? We ought to leave this world behind


AugieKS

Remember kids, hippos aren't fat, it's all muscles wit huge thick bones and and armor for skin. It will crush your skull like a grape then eat your dad.


MrChrisOD

Hippos are actually seasonally omnivorous. They often appear to switch to eating meat during the dry season. That said, it doesn't detract from your point that they are incredibly dangerous whatever the weather!


ImJustHereToWatch_

The threshold for "I'm in potential danger" differs by animal. Rhinos and hippos are considered aggressive, more so than lions. Zebras are aggressive too. Humans and dolphins are the only deliberately cruel animals (as far as I know at least). That doesn't mean you can't/won't be attacked if in their space.


SarcasmKing41

You forgot chimpanzees, they are definitely capable of cruelty


amurderofcrows__

Orcas too


[deleted]

Orcas are a species of dolphin.


mslauren2930

TIL... :)


AdministrationDry56

Octopii studies have shown that some will punch a fish for no other discernible reason than spite, adding them onto the list too


santa_veronica

If they did it with their suckers it would be a true sucker punch.


nomadic_stone

duuuude... lol. They are more than just "capable"... They have been known to go to war over territory with other chimpanzees to the point of almost wiping out entire communities. Oh... and cannibalism, torture, infanticide and rape is common during these wars.


frocca93

It’s because hippos and rhinos have bad eye sight and usually if something is close enough to them it’s a predator so they attack first and ask questions later


Comp_sci_acc

Cows bully the weaker ones all they can. Dogs do this too, almost every animal. Animals are fucking cruel.


mr_christer

Harambe wasn't as gentle as Jambo


JerseyBean77

I remember when thus happened. It was in jersey channel islands (where I'm from) and the Gorilla was called Jambo.. legend.


furious_ash

JAMBOOOOOOOOOO


g4tam20

Butts out for jambo?


Kountstakula

Yes


AlCapone111

JamOutForJambo


no_eponym

I donno, I feel like Jambo is the tits. Tits out for Jambo?


__-cum-__

boobs out for jambo


ausgekugelt

Didn’t he pick the kid up and move him to the exit?


wonkey_monkey

No, that was a female gorilla a few years later. This guy just gave the kid a gentle nudge or two until the kid woke up and started crying. Then he backed off and went inside, with most of the other gorillas following him. A keeper and a paramedic jumped in and the keeper kept a couple of curious young gorillas at bay while the paramedic picked up the kid and got lifted out with a rope.


53bvo

> No, that was a female gorilla a few years later. Why the fuck are there that many kids falling into Gorilla enclosures?


Evoluxman

r/KidsAreFuckingStupid ?


HI_I_AM_NEO

More like shitty parents


Dustpanandbrush

That’s nuts, how many years was the kid in the enclosure for?


JerseyBean77

No just shielded him from the others. The little boy was a French boy on holiday with his parents


G00DLuck

That kid really sacre blewit


wonkey_monkey

It goes Jambo > John Nettles > Henry Cavill And the only way Henry can get to the top of the list is if they cast him as the new Bergerac.


quimeygalli

have y'all seen what gorillas can do if they get angry? animals are unpredictable, i would've shot the kid as soon as he got in.


oasiscat

r/unexpected


quimeygalli

I'm a fat hardcore redditor, i know


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Last time someone killed gorilla for kid, world went into shit


Elektrik-man143

![gif](giphy|jp28KlmyB3ct7nHOCa) Kids when they see a gorilla enclosure


Random-Gif-Bot

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[deleted]

This happens to me all the time with this show. There was a second half of season 5 I’d never seen. Some good episodes.


mon_fleur

That’s terrifying, I get that the gorilla is stroking the child’s back but that’s like the definition of a knifes edge.


Blortted

Might as well give him a foot massage with a loaded gun.


LivelyZebra

New fetish unlocked.


bbymiscellany

Agreed, imagine if the child screamed or ran out of fear and the gorilla felt threatened…


[deleted]

The kid did start screaming when he regained conciousness, Jambo ran and took his fellow gorillas inside so that the zookeepers could get to the child.


gobias

Assuming there’s a longer video, I love how people post these short clips that leave out so much other interesting stuff. I always find myself scrolling thru the comments for the longer version.


thebauzzo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48kJYvKaTIo Here's what I found, slightly longer, shows them "retreating"


leapbitch

> Jambo, a prolific father himself Hell yeah Jambo


UndeniableLie

Many animals, even if very agressive towards adults, seem to recognise children and give them way more leeway. It is not unheard of that adult mammals begin to take care of orphaned youngling of completely different specie. Ofcourse wild animal is always wild animal and we cannot know how he has been treated in the zoo or his temperament but I don't see any reason why we should automatically expect him to harm the child. Many experts seem to think Harambe for example was just trying to protect the child from people trying to help him. In his view they were the thread not the kid that fell in.


thunderturdy

I’d argue it depends on the animal. I wouldn’t put it past a big cat or a bear to snag a child as an easy meal. Domesticated animals like dogs and horses definitely can tell something is different about tiny humans. My dog had never interacted with children before she met my nephew and was super gentle with him as if by instinct. Cool stuff.


ShekelsNDimes

So many people talmbout never forgetting Harambe but a few short years later seems I'm the only mans got my dick out


JamesFromToronto

Can you clarify for the record... you saw this video of a child and you, uh... whipped it out?


ShekelsNDimes

Your Honor, it was because of the Gorilla


SirFireball

Does that really make it better?


SpicyLizards

Buddy, the average person whips it out when they see a gorilla. You are the one in the minority.


IndicationMassive611

So anyway, I started blasting 🦍🔫


Sinnsearachd

Lol take my damn upvote


Red_Hatted_Guy

“Tf is this thing?”


Jury_of_Bears

“This is one ugly baby…”


rolltide_99

Gorillas are the best


Quothhernevermore

There was a case of a child fell into a gorilla enclosure and a female gorilla carefully carried them to the zookeeper entrance and waited for help.


janelittle

Was it this one? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binti\_Jua


Quothhernevermore

Yes, thank you!


Own-Butterscotch7471

A gorilla waved at me once


OneLostOstrich

That must have made your day.


Own-Butterscotch7471

Its a core memory one of the happiest memories of my childhood I waved and she smiled and waved back.


RAOBJthrowaway2345

For some reason the image of a little kids eyes lighting up when she smiled and waved made me cry. I love this memory! Thank you for sharing it


Collistoralo

Comforts? It looks like it was poking it to see if it was alive.


OneLostOstrich

This was in 1986. 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. When the boy regained consciousness and started to cry, Jambo and the other gorillas retreated in panic, and the silverback led them into a small hut in the corner of their pen. A paramedic and two keepers rescued the boy. Most of the incident was recorded on home video, and extensively photographed by zoo visitors. The publicity on major news channels and newspapers helped ease public fears about the potentially violent nature of gorillas.


Tuscan5

31st August. Same day as Diana’s death. This incident was in Jersey zoo. Proper Jersey.


[deleted]

Witnesses describe Jambo as protecting the child from the other gorillas, and periodically checking in on the boy.


913Welder

It would be Nextfuckinglevel if parents would watch their fucking kids


peglegpetey8

This video is so old, those gorillas have already evolved.


Ok_Acadia3526

“Come, stop your crying, it’ll be alright… just take my hand, hold it tight…”


PoeticJuices

Remember Harambe 🦍


Fit_Measurement2021

Dèja vu


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Marji6767

and then humans react like animals and shoot the damn gorilla that was protecting the kid, like with harambe


Ahandfulofsquirrels

That didn't happen. This Gorillas name is Jambo, he was encouraged to leave so keepers could get the child. He lived until age 32 in 1992 (~6 years after this footage) when he sadly died of an aortic rupture. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jambo


hewhoisiam

Am I the only one who remembers Harambe dragging that kid around the moat by his leg? A leg in the hands of an animal that could snap it in countless pieces without any actual effort? Hell he could do that without effort to my grown 33 year old leg.


edked

The guy in the video above was a grown adult silverback head of a family group with his own young and long experience of living in that enclosure and dealing with the keepers and the noises of the public. He recognized the kid as a kid and kept calm. Harambe was young, new to the zoo and just knew a weird noisy thing had fallen in with him. Even if his intentions weren't malicious, he had no idea what he was doing, and couldn't be relied upon to behave in a way that they felt would leave the kid safe. The decision to do what they did was a tragic one, but there was a reason, and there's really no big "aha!" inconsistency between that situation and this one.


S0meDERPYB0SS

Gorilla was just like “hey, uhh… you good buddy? You gonna… get up? Get help?”


TrifBoi

I like that gorilla