Hannah McNulty

Like, are you for real?

Just some fucking chicken wire would have done it.

And then, of course, came the memes.

As with all things on the internet, what started off as a heartfelt outpouring of grief was quickly replaced with irony.

Millions of memes saying RIP Harambe, justice for Harambe, and yes, even dicks out for Harambe were shared across social media.

Shirts were made saying George Bush killed Harambe and Jetfield can't melt Harambe in a shitposty crossover with 9-11 conspiracies.

Why not?

What is the internet?

If not, but for this.

So sad.

Yeah.

There's something about gorillas and other primates, particularly orangutans, that make me feel really sad.

If I just see an orangutan, a picture of an orangutan, I will start crying.

Me too.

There's something about them that makes me feel so sad.

But anyway, there you go.

Oh, I'm sure.

Yeah.

But my brain just doesn't agree.

I was really lucky enough to see one in the wild because when I went to Indonesia, went to North Sumatra and went to like orangutan preservation area, sanctuary area, like they're wild.