It's been a year since Harambe was killed,Deborah Driggs Archives but the internet will never forget.
Last year at this time, a curious toddler wandered into the gorilla's cage at the Cincinnati Zoo, leading zoo officials to then shoot Harambe out of fear of what he might do.
Bored people on the internet -- remember, this is the pre-Trump era, when people used to be bored -- then took up the gorilla's cause. No one, it should be noted, wanted them to.
SEE ALSO: Please don't name April the giraffe's baby HarambeHarambe memes flooded the internet, some of them targeting the Cincinnati Zoo. Things reached such an emotional pitch that the Cincinnati Zoo Director, Thane Maynard, had to come out to say that he was "not amused" by all the Harambe memes.
At the time, someone had hacked into Maynard's Twitter account and begun sending messages with the #DicksOutForHarambe hashtag.
Today, people on the internet remembered Harambe -- without, for the most part, being an asshole about it.
Here are their best remembrances.
One year ago today we lost Harambe the Gorilla. Rest In Power Sweet Prince 😪🙏 pic.twitter.com/etsugGEmpq
— trash staples (@3230PoppyStreet) May 28, 2017
One year ago today we lost Harambe. He would've been 18 today. Hard to believe it's already been a year. #RIPHarambe pic.twitter.com/u4ywxY7pUu
— Dylan (@DylansFreshTake) May 28, 2017
1 year ago today, our beloved #Harambe was taken from us. So here is a baby gorilla attempting to chest pound🙈 pic.twitter.com/G99gjwjvN7
— 💕Precious Animals💕 (@CutieOverIoad) May 28, 2017
Harambe died a year ago today. Never forget. Dicks out for Harambe. pic.twitter.com/pHJ9K72jlk
— Pornhub ARIA (@Pornhub) May 28, 2017
Harambe died a year ago and ever since, animals across the world have been wilding. pic.twitter.com/FPFKLdbH27
— Amb 💚💛 (@macambcheese) May 28, 2017
A year ago your life was taken. On that day we were all Harambe! We shall never forget your activism against child neglect #RIPHarambe pic.twitter.com/sGf2WaDFHW
— Brian (@bmungai1) May 28, 2017
In honor of the one year anniversary of Harambe's death we honor him with this limited edition shirt https://t.co/QGBEhNFqJq pic.twitter.com/wRLs0pGJI9
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) May 28, 2017
It has been one full year since we lost Harambe. Gone but never forgotten. Life without you has been rough but you are forever in our memory pic.twitter.com/ScuvRnYXOv
— Fill Werrell (@FillWerrell) May 28, 2017
It has been one full year since we lost Harambe. Gone but never forgotten. Life without you has been rough but you are forever in our memory pic.twitter.com/ScuvRnYXOv
— Fill Werrell (@FillWerrell) May 28, 2017
A moment of silence for RIP Harambe Day. Never forgive, never forget.
— Marcel (@BasicallyIDoWrk) May 28, 2017
Harambe might have left this earth -- but our meme-ory of him will always stay with us.
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