[quote]Philadelphia Zoo has been inundated with suggestions to name its newborn baby gorilla Harambe after launching a naming contest.
Harambe, a western lowland gorilla, was killed at Cincinnati Zoo earlier this year after a three-year-old boy fell into his enclosure.
On Wednesday, Philadelphia Zoo said it would allow the public to vote on a name for the newborn.
Social media users quickly swamped the zoo with thousands of messages.
The newborn is the same subspecies - gorilla gorilla gorilla - as Harambe.
Zookeepers, however, said the name will be put to a public poll from a selection chosen by staff members.
There has been no confirmation that Harambe will make that shortlist and the competition has not even opened yet.
That, however, has not stopped thousands of calls for the name online.
Philadelphia Zoo said they were "amazed and humbled" by the "outpouring of support and genuine excitement".
The newborn's sex is still unknown, as the baby is being held close by its mother, Honi.
Zookeepers said staff will make suggestions once they know if it is a boy or a girl - and rely on the public to vote from those choices in the coming weeks.
"We are very excited to welcome Honi's new baby," said Dr Andy Baker, the zoo's Chief Operating Officer.
"This birth is an opportunity to engage our visitors in caring about the future of gorillas in the wild."
Harambe's death in May this year, accompanied by sensational video footage of the three-year-old child in danger, made international headlines.
In the wake of the shooting, many questioned the need for killing the animal, despite the keepers at Cincinnati Zoo insisting they had no choice.
That led to a wide range of internet memes and an online campaign of "Justice for Harambe", which later became a joke in online circles.
The zoo itself said it was "not amused" by the online jokes and closed its Twitter account, after months of Harambe references being posted in response to every tweet.
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Haha.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37243016
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i'm here without you harambe, but you're still waiting in my dreams... HARAMBE #nicleback lives matter
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Winston.
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My favourite one in there is "Harambe 2: Now It's Personal."
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Worst meme
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People are dumb.
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anything for my shitty outdated dead meme )happy keyboard smashing)woooh harambe so funny!!!!!!!!
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[quote]Philadelphia Zoo said it would allow the public to vote on a name for the newborn.[/quote] They must have known what was coming. Nobody could have thought that up and not known that thousands of Harambe's were incoming.
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Harambette if grill
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The Legend Never Dies
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What did they actually think was going to happen? Seriously. Who actually expected anything different?
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What about...... Gorillaz?
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Surprised it's not gorilla McGorilla face.
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Edited by Heathen_Nature: 9/2/2016 3:54:12 PMBlack cop kills unarmed deaf white man, no one bats an eye. A zoo kills a gorilla to save the life of a three year old child who it was dragging around, everyone loses there freaking minds. That's political correctness for you
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It's name should be Harambee
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Name it Dinduu. 'Cause Harambe dindu nuffin.
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[b] [/b]
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Nobody cares about Harambe, they care about the meme.
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I love it when the Internet gets together like this.
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What did they expect to happen?
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Talos the mighty! Talos the unerring! Talos the unassailable! To you we give praise! We are but maggots, writhing in the filth of our own corruption! While you have ascended from the dung of mortality, and now walk among the stars! But you were once man! Aye! And as man, you said, "Let me show you the power of Talos Stormcrown, born of the North, where my breath is long winter. I breathe now, in royalty, and reshape this land which is mine. I do this for you, Red Legions, for I love you." [note 1] Aye, love. Love! Even as man, great Talos cherished us. For he saw in us, in each of us, the future of Skyrim! The future of Tamriel! And there it is, friends! The ugly truth! We are the children of man! Talos is the true god of man! Ascended from flesh, to rule the realm of spirit! The very idea is inconceivable to our Elven overlords! Sharing the heavens with us? With man? Ha! They can barely tolerate our presence on earth! Today, they take away your faith. But what of tomorrow? What then? Do the elves take your homes? Your businesses? Your children? Your very lives? And what does the Empire do? Nothing! Nay, worse than nothing! The Imperial machine enforces the will of the Thalmor! Against its own people! So rise up! Rise up, children of the Empire! Rise up, Stormcloaks! Embrace the word of mighty Talos, he who is both man and Divine! For we are the children of man! And we shall inherit both the heavens and the earth! And we, not the Elves or their toadies, will rule Skyrim! Forever! Terrible and powerful Talos! We, your unworthy servants, give praise! For only through your grace and benevolence may we truly reach enlightenment! And deserve our praise you do, for we are one! Ere you ascended and the Eight became Nine, you walked among us, great Talos, not as god, but as man! Trust in me, Whiterun! Trust in the words of Heimskr! For I am the chosen of Talos! I alone have been anointed by the Ninth to spread his holy word!
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See guys? Hindus and Buddhists are right! There [i]is[/i] reincarnation!
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This is the worst shitty forced meme there s
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Harambe Reborn
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If it will get people to shut up about Harambe then do it
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And it seems to me You lived your life Like a candle in the wind Never knowing who to cling to When the rain set in And I would've liked to know you But because of that kid Your candle burned out long before Your legend ever did HARAAAAAAAAAMBE
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Did they honestly expect anything different?