The Brookfield Zoo Accident: A Harrowing Incident and a Heroic Gorilla
The Brookfield Zoo Accident refers to an incident that occurred on August 16, 1996, at the Brookfield Zoo in Illinois. On that day, a 3-year-old boy fell into the Western Lowland Gorilla Pit, landing near seven gorillas. The boy had wandered away from his mother and breached a protective barrier, falling nearly 20 feet into … Read more