[black_falcon]

Didn't look like the kid was in any immediate danger but I guess I understand why they couldn't take the risk, and a tranquilizer would have taken too long and possibly provoked the gorilla. Had the kid been killed, the backlash would be order's of magnitude worse.

Idiot parent/s, I hope they get charged with child endangerment and have to pay civil damages to the zoo. Probably too busy on their phones and a rare majestic silverback who did nothing wrong had to die because of it. Makes me rage.