gorilla opinion

In room five we have been writing gorilla opinions. We heard that there had been a gorilla shot at Cincinnati zoo and we had to decide if the zookeeper should or shouldn't have shot the gorilla. I chose no. I hope you enjoy.


In My Opinion
By Rawiri
Have you heard that there has been  a silverback gorilla shot at Cincinnati Zoo? Well I think that he shouldn't have been shot just because a four year old fell in his enclosure, and here are four reasons why.

First of all, silverbacks are endangered. He should not have been shot, they could go extinct, and then there would be no silverback gorillas.

Secondly, where were the parents? They are really bad caregivers if they just let there little boy wonder into a gorilla enclosure. Why didn’t they have him in a pram in the first place?
I also think, why couldn’t they have tranquilized the gorilla? That would have been a WAAAAy better sulation (and less lethal, of course).

Last but not least, if the gorilla was shot he would have fallen on the boy. For example, a gorilla can weigh up to 400 LB. Who would want that much weight falling on them.

The gorilla should not have been shot by the zookeeper. Silverbacks are endanger, they should have tranquilize the gorilla instead, if he got shot he could have fallen on the boy, and the parents should have kept him in a pram. If you don’t know about this, look it up on Youtube and form your own opinion.