wˌɛn bˈoʊboʊ wʌz ɐpɹˈɑːksɪmətli tˈuː wˈiːks ˈoʊld, wˈɪljəm "ɡɚɹˈɪlə bˈɪl" sˈɛd kˈæptʃɚd hˌɪm ˈæftɚ kˈɪlɪŋ ðə ɡɚɹˈɪləz mˈʌðɚ, ɐn ɐksˈɛptəbəl ænd ˈiːvən ɐdmˈaɪɚd pɹˈæktɪs æt ðə tˈaɪm.
When Bobo was approximately 2 weeks old, William "Gorilla Bill" Said captured him after killing the gorilla's mother, an acceptable and even admired practice at the time.