Remembering Harambe the gorilla

The Gorilla World exhibit remained closed Monday since Harambe, a 17-year-old gorilla, was shot and killed Saturday after a 3-year-old boy fell into a shallow moat surrounding the Cincinnati Zoo's gorilla exhibit.

Children look at the flowers and letters left for Harambe Monday after the gorilla was shot and killed Saturday when a 4-year-old boy fell into the Cincinnati Zoo's gorilla exhibit.

Thane Maynard, director of the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, speaks with the media Monday about Harambe, the gorilla shot and killed Saturday after a 3-year-old boy fell into a shallow moat surrounding the Cincinnati Zoo's gorilla exhibit.

A vigil was held Monday May 30, 2016, near the front entrance of the Cincinnati Zoo, to honor the memory of the 17-year-old lowland gorilla, Harambe, who was shot and killed by Cincinnati Zoo personnel after a child fell into the gorilla exhibit Saturday.

About 30 people attended a vigil held Monday May 30, 2016 near the front entrance of the Cincinnati Zoo, to honor the memory of the 17-year-old lowland gorilla, Harambe, who was shot and killed by Cincinnati Zoo personnel after a child fell into the gorilla exhibit Saturday.

Anthony Seta, center, organized a vigil Monday near the front entrance of the Cincinnati Zoo, to honor the memory of the 17-year-old lowland gorilla, Harambe, who was shot and killed by Cincinnati Zoo personnel after a child fell into the gorilla exhibit Saturday. Photo shot Monday May 30, 2016.

Karen Budkie, of Milford holds a sign in honor of the 17-year-old lowland gorilla, Harambe, who was shot and killed by Cincinnati Zoo personnel after a child fell into the gorilla exhibit Saturday. "I speak out about animals all the time...We need to memorialize them", Budkie said. Photo shot Monday May 30, 2016.

Bettina Ernst, 13, of North Avondale holds a candle Monday May 30, 2016, outside of the Cincinnati Zoo, in the memory of the 17-year-old lowland gorilla, Harambe, who was shot and killed by Cincinnati Zoo personnel after a child fell into the gorilla exhibit Saturday.

A sympathy card rests at the feet of a gorilla statue outside the Gorilla World exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Sunday, May 29, 2016, in Cincinnati. On Saturday, a special zoo response team shot and killed Harambe, a 17-year-old gorilla, that grabbed and dragged a 4-year-old boy who fell into the gorilla exhibit moat. Authorities said the boy is expected to recover. He was taken to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

Visitors pass a gorilla statue where flowers have been placed outside the Gorilla World exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Sunday, May 29, 2016, in Cincinnati. On Saturday, a special zoo response team shot and killed Harambe, a 17-year-old gorilla, that grabbed and dragged a 4-year-old boy who fell into the gorilla exhibit moat. Authorities said the boy is expected to recover. He was taken to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Children read a sympathy card left at the feet of a gorilla statue outside the Gorilla World exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Sunday, May 29, 2016, in Cincinnati. On Saturday, a special zoo response team shot and killed Harambe, a 17-year-old gorilla, that grabbed and dragged a 4-year-old boy who fell into the gorilla exhibit moat. Authorities said the boy is expected to recover. He was taken to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

Eula Ray, of Hamilton, whose son is a curator for the zoo, touches a sympathy card beside a gorilla statue outside the Gorilla World exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Sunday, May 29, 2016, in Cincinnati. On Saturday, a special zoo response team shot and killed Harambe, a 17-year-old gorilla, that grabbed and dragged a 4-year-old boy who fell into the gorilla exhibit moat. Authorities said the boy is expected to recover. He was taken to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

A visitor with a small child passes outside the shuttered Gorilla World exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Sunday, May 29, 2016, in Cincinnati. On Saturday, a special zoo response team shot and killed Harambe, a 17-year-old gorilla, that grabbed and dragged a 4-year-old boy who fell into the gorilla exhibit moat. Authorities said the boy is expected to recover. He was taken to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

Children pause at the feet of a gorilla statue where flowers and a sympathy card have been placed, outside the Gorilla World exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Sunday, May 29, 2016, in Cincinnati. On Saturday, a special zoo response team shot and killed Harambe, a 17-year-old gorilla, that grabbed and dragged a 4-year-old boy who fell into the gorilla exhibit moat. Authorities said the boy is expected to recover. He was taken to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

Visitors pass outside the shuttered Gorilla World exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Sunday, May 29, 2016, in Cincinnati. On Saturday, a special zoo response team shot and killed Harambe, a 17-year-old gorilla, that grabbed and dragged a 4-year-old boy who fell into the gorilla exhibit moat. Authorities said the boy is expected to recover. He was taken to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

A child touches the head of a gorilla statue where flowers have been placed outside the Gorilla World exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Sunday, May 29, 2016, in Cincinnati. On Saturday, a special zoo response team shot and killed Harambe, a 17-year-old gorilla, that grabbed and dragged a 4-year-old boy who fell into the gorilla exhibit moat. Authorities said the boy is expected to recover. He was taken to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

Flowers were laid at the gorilla statue Sunday at the Cincinnati the day after Harambe, 17-year-old western lowland gorilla, was killed to protect a child who had entered the enclosure.