JEFF MCCURRY
A photo of the gorilla Harambe is being auctioned off as a non-fungible token (NFT) to mark five years since he was killed.
The western lowland gorilla was shot dead at Cincinnati Zoo after a three-year-old boy fell into his enclosure.
After Harambe's death, #RIPHarambe and #JusticeForHarambe began trending and protests and vigils were held around the world.
An NFT is like a certificate to say that you own something digital.
It means original versions of viral videos, memes or tweets can be sold as art.
A comparison with the art world would be owning an original Picasso painting versus owning a print - the Harambe NFT in this case is the original artwork.
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