2016 animal deaths

Tombili (Turkish for chubby) (birthplace and date unknown, died August 1, 2016) was a street cat from Istanbul. He was internationally known because of a photograph that shows him reclining on the sidewalk. The city of Istanbul honored Tombili after his death with a statue.

Harambe (, ; May 27, 1999 – May 28, 2016) was a western lowland gorilla who lived at the Cincinnati Zoo. On May 28, 2016, a three-year-old boy visiting the zoo climbed under a fence into an outdoor gorilla enclosure where he was grabbed and violently dragged and thrown by Harambe. Fearing for the boy's life, a zoo worker shot and killed Harambe. The incident was recorded on video and received broad international coverage and commentary, including controversy over the choice to use lethal force. Several primatologists and conservationists wrote later that the zoo had no other choice under the c

oldest recorded individual spider

Bengal tigress who lived in Ranthambore National Park in India

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Asian elephant (1947–2016)

polar bear

female giant panda (1978–2016)

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