20+ Tributes & Classic Memes Dedicated to the Late, Great Harambe

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Mel Dawn
May 28, 2021 1:00 PM EDT

On this day in 2016, Harambe was tragically killed after a child fell into the gorilla enclosure. Harambe didn't harm the kid or even exhibit aggressive behavior; he simply existed. The iconic ape was immediately memeified into immortality, and even five years later, he is not forgotten. It's interesting to see how the Harambe memes have shifted over time. A lot can happen in five years—global pandemic, devastating forest fires, economic crisis, widespread unemployment—and many have ironically marked Harambe's death as the start of the downfall of Western civilization. At once, Harambe represents injustice, the failures of humanity and of course, ironic internet culture. Harambe memes are both cringe and based. Blessed and cursed. Harambe is the perfect meme and the worst meme. He's truly an internet legend.

We've put together some classic Harambe memes and Twitter tributes to the late, great ape. RIP king. 

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    via @SchommerSteven
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    via @ladbible
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    via @Sovereign_CTC
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    via @Mikeg_50
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    via @SherpaGinseng
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    via @WorldofIsaac
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    via @mjwalton01
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    via Brandon Wardell
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    Eyebrow - Me explaining the death of a Мy mom gorilla in 2016 is the reason of me failing exam MB
    via Know Your Meme
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    Smile - Me "Everything was somewhat normal until they killed Harambe" Normal conversation
    via Know Your Meme
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    Sleeve - Fall of Wall Street Death of a gorilla
    via @realSpedretti
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    Poster - IT ALL STARTED IN MAY 28TH, 2016. WHEN THEY KILLED THAT DAMN GORILLA,..
    via Know Your Meme
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    Sky - HARAMBE'S DEATH EVERYTHING SINCE NNNNNVNN M
    via Know Your Meme
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    Photograph - Kids and animals hanging out together is one of the most wholesome thing
    via Know Your Meme
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    Cloud - A CLINTON FOUNDATION ASSASINATION harambe remembering private harambe #dicksout #August30th #neverforget the mission is a boy.
    via @MeAloneInMyMind
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    Forehead - i FAMILYLIFEGOALS.COM Gorillas Seen Dismantling Poachers' Traps In The Wild – A First delicious Finally, some good news made with mematic
    via Know Your Meme
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    Drinkware - Anything significant: Happens Reddit: So it started with this n gorrila HOR
    via Know Your Meme
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    Output device - Time Traveler: prevents Harambes death The New Timeline he created: SONY
    via Know Your Meme
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    Joint - They don't know that Harambe just died
    via Know Your Meme
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    Hair - "Guys, 2021 isn't just magically going to be better!" January 1, 2021: Harambe? It cannot be. Yoũ fell! I am Harambe the White, and I come back to you now, at the turn of the tide!
    via Know Your Meme
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    Ecoregion - COVID-19 NATURE GETTING REVENGE FOR HARAMBE THE WORLD
    via Know Your Meme
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    Gesture - Something important: *happens* Reddit: Golira
    via Know Your Meme
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    Primate - IF YOU STRIKE ME DOWN. I SHALL BECOME MORE POWERFUL THAN YOU CAN POSSIBLY IMAGINE
    via @MeAloneInMyMind
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    Sleeve - "How are Harambe memes still popular?" Me: TEDS "Heroes get remembered, but legends never die"
    via @ShowMeTheShake
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    Primate - NEVER FORGET 5. 28 1 6 HARAMBF
    via @KeithDote

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