GORILLA PROFILES
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The Gorilla Foundation / Koko.org / Teaching Materials GORILLA PROFILES |
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KOKO "Fine Animal Gorilla" 
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MICHAEL "Gorilla Good" 
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NDUME (Pronounced "en-do-may") 
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Full Name: Hanabi-Ko Translation: "Fireworks-child" (Japanese) |
Passed Away: April 19, 2000 Age: 27 Cause: Cardiomyopathy |
Full Name: Ndume Translation: "Male" (Swahili) |
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| B A S I C S | |||||
| Hair Color: | Black to Dark Brown | Hair Color: | Black with reddish hair on head and silver back | Hair Color: | Black with rapidly silvering back |
| Eye Color: | Dark Brown | Eye Color: | Light Brown | Eye Color: | Warm Brown |
| Height: | 5' 3/4" | Height: | Approx. 6'0" | Height: | Approx. 6'0" |
| Weight: | 280 lbs. | Weight: | 425 lbs. | Weight: | 360 lbs. |
| Birthdate: | July 4, 1971 | Birthdate: | March 17, 1973 | Birthdate: | Oct. 10, 1981 |
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Place of Birth: |
San Francisco, CA |
Place of Birth: |
Cameroon, Africa | Place of Birth: |
Cincinnati, OH |
| Vocabulary: | Uses over 1000 signs | Vocabulary: | Uses over 500 signs | Vocabulary: | Uses natural gorilla gestures, vocalizations and some signs. |
| F A V O R I T E S | |||||
| Color: | Red | Color: | Yellow | Color: | Blue |
| Foods: | Nuts, gourmet tofu dishes, apples, corn-on-the-cob | Foods: | Nuts, gapples, peanut butter sandwiches | Foods: | Peanuts, carrots, apples, bananas, potatoes, celery |
| Shows: | "Wild Kingdom" | Shows: | "Sesame Street", "Mister Rogers" | Shows: | "Alf", "Dinosaurs" |
| Movie: | "Free Willy" | Movie: | Unknown | Movie: | Unknown |
| Toy: | Rubber Alligators | Toy: | Construction Pipes | Toy: | Blue 50 gallon plastic barrel, phone books |
| Book: | "The Three Little Kittens" | Music: | "Opera by Luciano Pavorotti" | Toy: | Cardboard boxes |
| Activities: | Playing with dolls, playing chase, drawing, writing | Activities: | Playing with sounds and rhythms, playing "chase," looking at pictures | Activities: | Eating, sleeping in the sun, playing "chase" |
| F A M I L Y | |||||
| Father: "Bwana"; Mother: "Jacqueline"; Brothers: "Sunshine" and "Mkuba"; plus nieces and nephews in zoos all over the U.S. | No known relatives | Many relatives and three offspring in zoos around the U.S. | |||