When I design the gorillas’ parties I look for things that are universally fun for humans and can be successfully translated to be […]
When I design the gorillas’ parties I look for things that are universally fun for humans and can be successfully translated to be […]
Birthdays come only once a year. It is always a great excuse for celebration, a chance to relax and often times a reason […]
Caregiver’s Corner: Free-living gorillas are often on the move looking for food. Eating from at least 97 different species of plants and trees, […]
Caregiver’s Corner: One sunny day in May 2006, senior gorilla caregiver Jill Firstenberg brought a fluffy grey kitten to the Gorilla Foundation so […]
Caregiver’s Corner: In my house, companion animals were always treated as part of the family. When being reprimanded, they were referred to with […]
Caregiver Corner: I approached Ndume’s indoor enclosure I could feel a percussive thump. Another thump, and then another, shattered the stillness of a […]
Here are a couple of examples of how sweet Koko is: One afternoon Koko and I were watching PBS. They were showing a […]
Journal Entry: February 27, 2006 Koko loves raincoats. During the wet winters here in Northern California, there are many opportunities to put them […]
What do you get a gorilla who has everything? This thought was running through caregiver Laura Mullen’s mind as she attempted to pick […]
I enter Koko’s kitchen to visit. Usually I ask her if I can close her into one of her rooms and clean the […]
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