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Bokito (born March 14, 1996) is a male Western Gorilla born in captivity. Currently living in Diergaarde Blijdorp zoo in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, he became the subject of considerable media coverage after breaking out of his enclosure on May 18, 2007, abducting a female visitor and injuring the woman severely. Bokito was born in the Zoologischer Garten zoo, Berlin, Germany, and was abandoned by his mother at birth. He was then raised by human attendants. To avoid the risk of inbreeding, he was transferred to Rotterdam in August 2005, where a mauling incident later took place. ==Incidents== In mid-2004, Bokito escaped from his enclosure in Berlin and climbed its three-metre-high wall. He was escorted back to his cage without incident.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2007/05/four_injured_as_escaped_gorill/ )〕 On May 18, 2007, Bokito jumped over the ditch that separated his Rotterdam enclosure from the public and violently attacked a woman, dragging her around for tens of metres and inflicting bone fractures as well as more than a hundred bite wounds. He subsequently entered the nearby restaurant, causing panic among the visitors. During this encounter, three more people were injured as a result of the panic. Bokito was eventually sedated with the help of a tranquilizer gun and placed back in his cage.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6670723.stm )〕 The woman who was attacked had been a regular visitor to the great apes' enclosure, visiting an average of four times per week. She had a habit of touching the glass that separated her from the gorillas, while making eye contact with Bokito and smiling at him — a practice that is discouraged by primatologists, as apes are likely to interpret human smiling as a form of aggressive display. Zoo employees had previously warned her against doing this, but she continued, claiming a special bond with him: in an interview with ''De Telegraaf'' she said, "If I smile at him, he smiles back".〔〔(Bokito uitgelokt door steentjesgooiers en vrouw ) DAG.nl〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/18767315/ns/world_news-europe/t/dutch-woman-still-likes-gorilla-despite-attack/ )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bokito (gorilla)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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