In 1996, When a 3-Year-Old Boy Climbed Over a Barrier

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Multiple Choice

In 1996, when a 3-year-old boy climbed over a barrier at the Brookfield Zoo in Illinois and fell into a gorilla compound, clinical theorists had a field day interpreting which event that took place after the boy fell?

• A) The gorillas all fled from the boy, as they recognized that going near him would lead to being shot with a tranquilizer dart.
• B) The boy was severely injured as the gorillas attacked what they interpreted to be a predator.
• C) A 160-pound gorilla picked up the boy, protected him, and carried him to rescue workers unharmed.
• D) The gorillas in the compound all fought over who would get to "claim" the boy as their offspring, and it took weeks before the boy could safely be rescued.