Suruthi Bala

Immediately, people began turning up outside the zoo with banners mourning Harambe, and in some cases, throwing accusations at those responsible.

Many felt like the footage clearly showed that Harambe was caring for the boy and had taken him to the keepers and he was trying to do the right thing.

Others blamed the boy's mum for letting him fall into the enclosure in the first place.

And loads of other people blamed the zoo itself.

The boy's mother, who had been facing away from her son, trying to wrangle three of her other children, received an enormous amount of vitriol online.

And for that reason, we've chosen not to name the boy or the boy's family because you'll go on to see it got pretty grim for them.

Loads of people took it upon themselves to feel like the mum had taken her eye off the ball and was therefore responsible for Harambe's death.

And I can say with my whole heart that none of those people who think that have children.

or have even tried to wrangle one through a supermarket when it's got a scooter.

Other people seemed to see the incident from the position of, back in my day, kids were better behaved and suggested that the boy was lacking discipline and needed a good smack, and that's why he ran away and fell.

He's three.

Come on.

The Cincinnati Zoo also got battered on social media and in all fairness...

they do hold the most blame.

Things got off to a bad start when Thayne Maynard, the director of the zoo, mispronounced Harambe's name during a press conference and then spoke to the public as if they were stupid for not understanding the situation.

Oh no.

Classic.

Wonderful stuff.

He told the public that people criticising the decision to shoot Harambe don't understand primate biology and the danger that the child was in, which might be true, but it certainly came across as patronising and heartless.

He then went on to inform the press that despite the fact the boy had been able to climb through the barrier, the zoo wasn't negligent.