and all because some parents don't pay attention to their kids. how can one take a three year old into a zoo and not hold onto her child. it's really sad but i guess that the security people decided to err on the side of caution. the gorilla was alternately petting and dragging the child. probably left them with no choice.
hold on guys - do you all know the entire story???
the mother had the child and then she turned around and he was gone...as soon as she ddint feel him ...she started looking for him. this was witnessed by a couple that was next to them.
they saw the child crawl under the rail and through the foliage to the edge of the rocks. they tried to grab him but it was too late.
if it was any of our children that was in that situation - we would want the gorilla taken care of.
with small children...anything can happen at any point in time....in a flash.