Why Would the Philadelphia Zoo Have a Naming Contest For a Baby Gorilla Right Now?

Have you heard of Harambe? That gorilla who was killed when a kid fell into his pen at the Cincinnati Zoo? He became a meme online? Remember? We’ve been talking about it nonstop for weeks, so you should! The zoo had to delete its Twitter account, after all. This has been big news.

For mysterious reasons, the Philadelphia Zoo is holding a contest to name their newest baby gorilla.

Baby gorilla makes debut at Philadelphia Zoo; naming contest to come. https://t.co/hLzWC1fUAK pic.twitter.com/3j8CGxNANF

— Philly Inquirer (@PhillyInquirer) August 31, 2016

Guess what is happening?

@PhillyInquirer Harambe

— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) August 31, 2016

@PhillyInquirer harambaby

— Sam Stryker (@sbstryker) August 31, 2016

@PhillyInquirer @MikeIsaac people on the internet are so creative and funny pic.twitter.com/D89DgyFfGo

— Ben Basche (@basche42) August 31, 2016

@PhillyInquirer

1 Corinthians 15:4: "On the third month Harambe rose again in accordance with the Scriptures"

— Sir Farts-a-Lot™ (@NopeNotThisTime) August 31, 2016

"You know why I'm here." pic.twitter.com/KFrkBpdKPT

— Nick Routley (@Phanyxx) August 31, 2016

@PhillyInquirer How about, "Harambe Two: Electric Boogaloo"?

— Brian Doherty (@BDOH) August 31, 2016

They should have known better.

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