r/primatology • • 19m ago

Altai the tiger incident at YWP vs Harambe. Why was one killed and the other not?

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Apologies for the vague question and my ignorance and I appreciate that they're two completely different scenarios and animals. But why was Harambe shot and Altai the tiger who mauled a man recently was given warning shots to scare him off. Would this not have worked with a gorilla?