[arista]

Originally Posted by bobnot

Tranquilizers weren't a realistic option fyi they take a few minutes to work and in those few minutes you just angered the Gorilla.

Yes they take time work
so fire 2 into him at first
he would not get angry - not used to them

[billy123]

Originally Posted by arista

Yes they take time work
so fire 2 into him at first
he would not get angry - not used to them

OK you better email this vital info to the zoo.

[Ammi]

..sadly, I don't think that there was any option but to shoot him..anything else would have been too unpredictable and possibly endangered the child even more..it's a shame that such a magnificent beast had to die but the fault I think is keeping such powerful animals in zoos the first place...