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Ndume is taking a look at one of the many different story books Koko has in her room. He flips from beginning to […]
Ndume is taking a look at one of the many different story books Koko has in her room. He flips from beginning to […]
Browse can be placed just about any where in the Gorilla habitat and Koko will get to it. Placing food on a steel […]
After climbing off the beam Koko tightropes to the cement cylinders.
The shirt Ndume is holding was placed in the Gorilla habitat for enrichment. We use the pockets of clothing to hide small food […]
George, the 4th grade class mascot at Berkley Community School in Massachusetts, came to the Gorilla Foundation for another visit with Koko. Before […]
This is another photo of Ndume”s mouth. Here it is empty – which is not the way he prefers it. Both Gorillas will […]
This is a photograph taken from behind Ndume as he looks out over the Gorilla habitat. From this location he can see all […]
In this photo it shows Ndume’s same view of the habitat as yesterday it’s just the camera is now behind his right shoulder.
With this side view of Ndume’s head you can see just how large his head is. Gorillas need a very muscular neck to […]
After a morning filled with browse enrichment, Ndume and Koko are resting in the habitat. The next meal will be lunch, that’s when […]
This room is where Ndume sleeps at night. The part of the room Koko is in will be where he builds a nest. […]
Before recycling delivery boxes, care givers use them as enrichment by filling with browse then placing the packages in the gorilla habitat. This […]
Koko is sitting in this position watching (until she looks back at the photographer) Ndume scrape the remains from a plastic peanut butter […]
This large piece of plastic was placed in the Gorilla habitat so Ndume can use it to display with. He will whip it […]
Always bright and curious, Michael developed a vocabulary of more than 600 signs. He was the only “talking” gorilla in the world besides […]
This still life painting by Koko was inspired by a nearby flowering meadow with a stream running through it. Koko’s word for flower […]
Raven is standing in front of the gate caregivers use to enter the gorilla habitat. The toy playhouse she is standing next to […]
Koko uses this fire hose to tightrope across the middle of the yard. She made it look too easy so a caregiver tried […]
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