While memes commemorating Harambe the gorilla have become a widespread joke online, teens at two high schools have been taking it one step further.

During a recent football game at Harrison High School in Ohio, a gorilla mascot was pictured dragging another teen in an apparent reenactment of the silverback's last moments, Cincinnati.com reported.

During another game between Oswego East High School and Joliet West in Illinois, a gorilla mascot chased another student dressed in a banana costume holding a sign that read, 'RIP Harambe'.

The 17-year-old gorilla was fatally shot in May after a three-year-old boy entered the animal's enclosure at Cincinnati Zoo, sparking outrage over Harambe's death.

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During a high school football game in Ohio, a gorilla mascot (pictured) was pictured dragging another teen in a reenactment of the silverback's last moments

The 17-year-old gorilla was fatally shot in May after three-year-old Isiah Dickerson (pictured) entered the animal's enclosure at Cincinnati Zoo

The incident sparked a backlash around the world as people slammed both the zoo's actions and the boy's family members for failing to stop him

Both incidents occurred after the Cincinnati Zoo deleted its social media accounts in an attempt to quell the ongoing jokes that have sprung up three months after Harambe's death.

The 17-year-old western Iowland silverback was shot with a rifle when Isiah Dickerson entered its enclosure in May.

The incident sparked a backlash around the world as people slammed both the zoo's actions and the boy's family members for failing to stop him.

After the initial outpouring of anger which saw more than 500,000 sign the 'Justice for Harambe' petition, the gorilla has become a favorite subject of trolls and satirists.

Campaigns have been launched calling for Harambe to be memorialized on the dollar bill, or nominated for president.

The gorilla has since become a favorite subject of trolls and satirists, with campaigns launched calling for Harambe to be memorialized on the dollar bill or nominated for president

Cincinnati Zoo director Thane Maynard said: 'We are not amused by the memes, petitions and signs about Harambe.

'Our zoo family is still healing, and the constant mention of Harambe makes moving forward more difficult for us.

'We are honoring Harambe by redoubling our gorilla conservation efforts and encouraging others to join us.'

Maynard's personal Twitter account was hacked on Saturday by someone who posted a number of popular Harambe-themed hashtags, including #JusticeFor Harambe and #D***sOutForHarambe.

The alleged hacker said he did it because he 'was kinda angry at the dude who shot him' and replaced Maynard's profile picture with one of Harambe.

A poll released earlier in August suggested 2 per cent of the popular vote in Texas would back Harambe in the US presidential race - matching Green Party candidate Jill Stein's support.

Some Twitter users routinely add the hashtag #RIPHarambe to posts that have nothing to do with him.