Harambe (born Harambe on May 27, 1999 at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas), was a 17-year-old endangered Silverback lowland gorilla. Harambe was moved to the Cincinnati Zoo in 2014 after outgrowing his environment at Gladys Porter, and quickly became a beloved fixture at their Gorilla World habitat. He was described as "intelligent and curious" by his handlers. On May 28, 2016. Harambe was one of the last remaining lowland gorillas; only about 175,000 still exist.