He says there have been cases where gorillas attacked and even killed humans, but such incidents are rare – and the human was always to blame.

Has a gorilla ever killed a person?

On May 28, 2016, a three-year-old boy climbed into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden where he was grabbed and dragged by Harambe, a 17-year-old western lowland gorilla. Fearing for the boy's life, a zoo worker shot and killed Harambe.

Would a gorilla eat a human?

Do gorillas eat humans? The answer is No; gorillas do not eat humans this is because they are mainly herbivores animals whose diet is mainly composed of vegetation including mainly fruits, bamboo shoot, leaves, stems, pith, back, roots and so much more.