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World Service,31 Dec 2016,17 mins

Harambe: The Meme that Won’t Go Away

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One of the most successful and long lasting memes of the year was Harambe the gorilla who was shot in a zoo in America. How did this particular animal gain such cultural relevance to the online world? And, meet Joshua Coombes the internet star who volunteers to cut the hair of the homeless on the streets of London. Produced by Anisa Subedar. (Photo: Tributes to Harambe. Credit: John Sommers II/Getty Images)

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