"We’ve never had a situation like this in the zoo," he said, adding that drills are done "regularly" to prepare for them. The child then fell about 15 feet into about a 18 inches of water, Maynard said, calling him a "tough little kid." Maynard said he is not "pointing fingers" for the incident. Take it from a man whos been there, the work at The Wilds with rare and endangered species is like nowhere else. Relax on the water by casting out into one of our tranquil lakes during a Fishing Safari. The child was originally thought to have climbed through the 38-year-old barrier, but upon further inspection, it was determined that he climbed over it, Maynard said. Experience The Wilds and take in the scenery. The barrier separating visitors from the gorilla enclosure exceeds "any required protocols," Maynard said, adding that while the barrier is over 3 feet high, "anyone" can climb it if he or she "want to," comparing it to burglars gaining access to a locked house or car.
Harambe, a 17-year-old silverback gorilla nicknamed Handsome Harambe by zookeepers for his good looks, was "six times stronger than a man" and acting "erratically" when he was shot and killed Saturday with the 3-year-old boy between his legs, Maynard said. More than 175 million Americans visit a zoo every year but nothing compares to the behind-the-scenes experience we deliver, said Geoff Daniels. I have been to both zoos several times and for me, my heart lies in Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Zoo is very hilly with many different paths.
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The series will then air on Sundays at 9 p.m. The Columbus Zoo is relatively flat with a few hills here and there and there are two seperated sections of the zoo by which you walk under an overpass to get from one side to another (no traffic.this is within the zoo). - Thane Maynard, the director the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, said during a news conference Monday that looking back, officials there "would make the same decision" to shoot a 450-pound gorilla after a boy climbed over a stainless steel barrier and fell into the animal's enclosure. The show is called Secrets of the Zoo and will premiere July 29 with back-to-back to episodes at 9 and 10 p.m.