rbernie
Contributing Member
IIRC, most zoo's keep a 416 or 458 for putting down escaped DG. They also keep shotguns loaded with shot for less-than-DG.
I for one don't want a labotomy from any ape.
It took Dallas Police 3 rounds of .458 and 2 rounds of 12ga slug to completely stop the silverback at the Dallas Zoo. Dallas Police have 2 .458's at the substation close to the Zoo just for such an emergency. There are no other firearms at the Zoo.
I guess that may be correct if you don't count natives who live in the same areas as gorillas. I have never heard of an unprovoked gorilla killing, but they certainly have killed when surprised or threatened. And wolves in Europe and Asia have accounted for thousands of deaths over the centuries. It doesn't happen in Europe anymore, but wolf attacks are actually rising in India. There are plenty of documented cases of attacks from here in the US too....there has never been a recorded instance of a person being killed by a gorilla in all of recorded history.
Gads, I know that Linda Harrison knocked me back about 20 feet!
well there are several species of gorilla.
According to a friend who works at the Dallas Zoo, the Dallas police got a bit carried away with the gorilla, "Jabari". The zoo and the police department have procedures for dealing with dangerous animals, but these were not followed that day. The police came charging in and as keepers were shouting "don't shoot, don't shoot" they opened fire, note that the police charged the gorilla, not the other way around, as was reported. Jabari had hurt four people in his rush to escape, but had calmed down and the keepers felt the crisis had passed and "Jabari" could have been safely returned to his exhibit. They were very upset at the actions of the police.
Colonel Cooper said:Skipping the giants and the traditional, I'll choose the gorilla. ... If you threaten his group he will charge, and a charging gorilla is a fearful spectacle. To stand your ground with a handgun and flatten him at 15 feet is man's work.