<Tr> <Th> Named after </Th> <Td> "Harambe (Working Together for Freedom)", song by Rita Marley </Td> </Tr> <P> Harambe (/ həˈrɑːmbeɪ / hə - RAHM - bay) was born at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas, on May 27, 1999 . He was named by Dan Van Coppenolle, a local area counselor who won a naming contest sponsored by the zoo . He came up with the name after listening to the song "Harambe (Working Together for Freedom)" by Rita Marley, widow of Bob Marley . Harambee is a Swahili term for communal labor . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <P> On May 28, 2016, a three - year - old boy visiting the Cincinnati Zoo fell into the moat at the Gorilla World habitat . Witnesses said they heard the child say he wanted to go into the gorilla enclosure . The boy then climbed a 3 - foot - tall (0.91 m) fence, crawled through 4 feet (1.2 m) of bushes, and then fell 15 feet (4.6 m) into a moat of shallow water . Zoo officials immediately signaled for the three gorillas in the habitat to return inside, and two females did so . However, the third gorilla, the inquisitive 440 - pound (200 kg) male silverback, Harambe, climbed down into the moat to investigate the child splashing in the water . </P>

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