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I owe an enormous debt of gratitude to Dr. Ronald H. Cohn for his continuing support, advice, and help. Throughout the entire project, he has shared the responsibilities, hardships, and problems but has rarely received recognition for his efforts. Dr. Cohn has done an outstanding job of photographically documenting Koko's achievements during the past nine years [this was in 1985; Dr. Cohn is still documenting as of 2002]. My sincere thanks also to [the late] Barbara Fallon Hiller, Koko's oldest and dearest friend, who has contributed to the success of the project in innumerable ways, generously donating both time and money. Barbara's comments on the manuscript in its various phases were invaluable. There are many, many others who have provided invaluable assistance along the way, and I wish to extend my thanks to each, particularly the volunteers who worked on Project Koko. Here I would like to single out just a few deserving special mention: Ronald Reuther, who as director of the San Francisco Zoo granted me permission to begin the project with little Hanabi-Ko; Edward Fitzsimmons, attorney at law, who helped establish the Gorilla Foundation and for years has generously donated his time and advice; my late mother, Frances Spano Patterson, whose loving spirit provides inspiration; my father, Professor C. H. Patterson, who has always given me encouragement and support; Dr. Jane Goodall, who has aided the project at critical times over the years; Mrs. Clay West Head, who provided funds to help secure Koko; and all the members of the Gorilla Foundation, whose kind letters and generous contributions have heartened and sustained us. I would also like to express my deep appreciation to the National Geographic Society for awarding grants in support of my project from 1976 to the present, and to the Djerassi, Favrot, and William Penn Foundations for providing timely grants-in-aid for specific needs. And for recent and most wonderful contributions for improving the gorillas' habitat, I extend my thanks and heartfelt gratitude to Mrs. Henry Doelger. Finally, I wish to make a special tribute of thanks, praise, and love to Koko and Michael. - Francine Patterson I would like to thank all of the Project Koko workers and volunteers who helped me during the researching and writing of this book, particularly Barbara Hiller, Ann Southcombe, Kris Hanson, Barbara Weller, Maureen Sheehan, and Malka Kopell. And, for their stimulating conversations about various issues raised by Project Koko, I would like to thank Lee Blaine and the other logicians and scholars I encountered at Stanford University during my periodic trips out west. Jim Wilcox and Iver Kern read sections of the manuscript at different stages of completion, and had many excellent suggestions. I owe my greatest debt to our editor, Natalie Chapman. Throughout the writing of the book, Natalie showed prodigious patience, tireless attention to detail, and deft editorial judgment. - Eugene Linden |
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