Jambo, a silverback gorilla, became famous when he protected ... until keepers were able to move the injured boy to safety. Jersey Post said it would donate 10% of sales of the stamps to the ...

Jumbo had left the boy unattended while a younger male gorilla tried to disturb the rescue effort of the zookeepers and ...

Jambo the silverback Western Lowland Gorilla stood of Levan Merritt until ... Levan Merrit fell into the enclosure at Jersey Zoo on 31 August 1986 and paramedic Brian Fox leapt in to save him.

a five year old boy who fell into the gorilla enclosure at Jersey Zoo and came face-to-face with a giant silverback called Jambo. However, the story, complete with iconic video that was watched by ...

“The silverback ... children who have fallen into gorilla enclosures: Binti Jua at Brookfield Zoo, Illinois, in 1996, and Jambo at Jersey Zoo, UK, in 1986. They differ from the situation ...

A statue of Jambo at Durrell Wildlife Park in Jersey (Wikipedia ... the boy and the 7ft tall 18 stone silverback male, said he always believed the gorilla was not going to hurt him.

They point to the 1986 case of Levan Merritt, a five-year-old boy who fell into the gorilla enclosure at Jersey Zoo and came face-to-face with a giant silverback called Jambo. However, that story ...

Levan Merritt, five, fell into the gorilla enclosure at Jersey Zoo but silverback Jambo kept him safe from the other animals Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by signing up to ...

Levan Merrit fell into the enclosure at Jersey Zoo on 31 August ... said the silverback gorilla just sat there as people shouted. He said: "Jambo looked up as if he was saying 'why are you making ...

a five year old boy who fell into the gorilla enclosure at Jersey Zoo and came face-to-face with a giant silverback called Jambo. However, the story, complete with iconic video that was watched by ...