Before Harambe died, he was just a gorilla. Now, he’s meme history. How did a zoo animal become the centerpiece of ironic Internet culture in 2016? The answer involves Black Lives Matter, celebrity ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (CNN) — And you thought the #RIPHarambe meme ...

With online declarations such as "Harambe Lives!" the Ohio zoo gorilla shot and killed after a 3-year-old boy got into his enclosure has taken on life after death. The late 17-year-old great ape has ...

There is a popular story making its way around the web about a Chinese zoo that allegedly decided to name a newborn gorilla “Harambe McHarambeface” after opening up the naming process to a popular ...

The tragic story of Harambe’s death was a perfect outrage magnet that arrived in the midst of an interminable election cycle. In May 2016, America was ready to talk about anything but Donald Trump and ...

On May 28, 2016, a gorilla named Harambe was shot and killed by Cincinnati Zoo officials after a 3-year-old boy fell into the animal’s enclosure and the child’s life appeared to be at risk. Some ...

On Memorial Day weekend in 2016, a four-year-old boy climbed into the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo, encountering Harambe, a 17-year-old, 400-pound silverback gorilla. The ensuing agitation ...

And you thought the #RIPHarambe meme was mercifully over? Well, you were wrong. The Internet has found a new way to keep the memory of the dead gorilla alive: a Harambe emoji. Apple released a whole ...

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — With online declarations such as "Harambe Lives!" the Ohio zoo gorilla shot and killed after a 3-year-old boy got into his enclosure has taken on life after death. The late ...