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Ohio zoo defends killing gorilla after boy trapped

The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden faces a backlash for killing a critically endangered gorilla. A four-year-old boy broke through a barrier at the zoo on Saturday. You can see him being carried by the 450-pound male gorilla. Zoo officials shot the animal. The boy is now out of the hospital and doing okay. Jame Yuccas shows how some critics believe the boy's parents could be to blame.
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