1. The kid is not to blame. like, he's 4. We're not talking about a grown man, he's just a small kid who didn't know any better. Kids will do silly things all the time,
@ some people saying the kid should be shot
Disgusting.
2. If anything, the parents should have kept a close watch on the kid...especially if the kid had said he wanted to get closer to it. The parents are arguably the biggest bearers of the guilt of the poor Gorilla's life.
3. The zoo....Dunno...I personally think they should have had tranquilizer rifles with heavy dosage ready for these situations. It's bizarre they chose to shoot the beautiful animal
. But I guess it was a "business" decision...for a zoo to deal with "Gorilla attacks/harms child" is a way bigger mess than "Gorilla shot to protect kid". But it's so sad that the establishment values the lives of the very creatures it effectively enslaves so little, that they won't even try high dosage sedatives that knock out animals in a matter of minutes. yes it's risky until the animal is out but these sedatives also rapidly drain consciousness, which also decreases probability of attacking before being knocked out.
All in all, a very, very unfortunate situation. It's so sad that the poor thing lost its life.