Father Gorilla Kills Daughter at Omaha Zoo

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A 3-year-old gorilla died Thursday after being slapped and knocked down by her 13-year-old father at Omaha, Nebraska’s Henry Doorly Zoo.

Baina, a silverback gorilla, had been separated from her family as part of an effort by zoo staff to get her father Samson to mate with an older female.

When the two were reunited, the 400-pound Samson slapped Baina, causing her to fall to the concrete floor landing on her head.

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Tagged as: Gorilla, Henry Doorly Zoo, Nebraska, Omaha, Silverback Gorilla, Zoos

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