 The incident was recorded on video and received broad international coverage and commentary, including controversy over the choice to kill Harambe.A number of primatologists and conservationists wrote later that the zoo had no other choice under the circumstances, and that it highlighted the danger of zoo animals near humans and the need for better standards of care.Harambe ( ) was born at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas, on May 27, 1999.