You May Be Startled to Learn How Many Humans Have Been Killed by Gorillas

With Harambe's tragic death nearly a decade behind us, folks online are now fantasizing about whether 100 men could vanquish single gorilla in mortal combat. Though there are no official databases tallying up the number of humans killed by gorillas — or any other animal, for that matter — experts suggest that it's exceedingly rare for these "gentle giants" to attack humans. In fact, after an intensive search, Futurism was unable to find a single reported case of a gorilla killing a human at all. Only two instances of gorilla attacks on humans — both of which involved animals born and raised in captivity — have made waves in the digital age. The first occurred way back in 2007, when a male western gorilla named Bokito escaped his enclosure at a Dutch zoo, abducting a woman and injuring her in the process. The other was in 2020, when a zookeeper in Madrid was mauled by a 29-year-old male gorilla when she entered the animal's enclosure, ending up with a head injury and both of her arms ... Read full article.