# ShortHand: Harambe

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Podcast: [RedHanded](https://stenobird.com/podcast/redhanded-836966)
Published: 2026-05-26T07:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8906786
Audio file: https://mgln.ai/e/51/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8906786.mp3?modified=1779441631&sid=5166531&source=rss
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Duration seconds: 1243

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Shot and killed in front of a crowd of terrified onlookers, Harambe, a western lowland gorilla, will go down in history. His death – seemingly while trying to rescue a small boy who had fallen into his enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Biological Gardens – caused ripples across the world. On the ten year anniversary of his death, we try to answer the million-dollar question: did Harambe need to die? -- Patreon - Ad-free & Bonus Episodes YouTube - Full-length Video Episodes TikTok / Instagram

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