Koko”s real-life silverback companion, Ndume, enjoys some sugar cane out in the yard during a brief appearance of the sun. He and Koko […]
Koko”s real-life silverback companion, Ndume, enjoys some sugar cane out in the yard during a brief appearance of the sun. He and Koko […]
Koko snaps a picture of Penny and Ron (background) in their face masks. Note that Koko”s finger is partially covering the lense, which […]
Koko doesn”t always use American Sign Language to communicate. Sometimes a universal gesture like this is all that is needed to have one”s […]
Penny and a plush Koko and kitten pose with Stephen Ham, who visited the Gorilla Foundation to conduct interviews for his undergraduate thesis […]
Koko seems to enjoy trying on sunglasses even more than regular prescription glasses. We”re not sure about her favorite color, but she does […]
Ndume surrounds himself with some of his favorite play things: tires, plastic components of little-tyke toys, rubber tubs and cardboard boxes. Simple objects […]
Koko climbs up to the high shelf in her outdoor yard to enjoy the view and for some uninterrupted quiet time.
A whale dives off the west coast of Maui, just below the site of the planned gorilla sanctuary. With Koko”s love of binoculars […]
Koko sits outside with a baby doll probably dreaming about the real thing. There is nothing more we”d like to do than to […]
Koko takes a photo of Ron taking a photo of Koko taking a photo of Ron . . . (like holding a mirror […]
Koko plays with the computer keyboard. Someday we would like to create a gorilla-centric interface to the web for her, so that she […]
Koko tunes in to one of her favorite TV shows on PBS, while Ron watches over her shoulder. Her favorite shows include: “California’s […]
Koko takes a photo of Penny, with Ron”s camera. Penny is one of Koko”s favorite photographic subjects – even when she”s wearing an […]
Ndume pauses for a moment to observe the outdoor yard, full of gorilla enrichment objects and toys, while Ron captures a photo of […]
Koko takes a photo of Ron (with Penny”s camera) that somehow manages to show what appears like Koko”s own shadow in the background. […]
Koko between creative bursts of penmanship . . .
Koko takes Penny”s hand and cheerfully mugs for Ron”s camera.
It seems like only yesterday that Ndume, a shy little adolescent male gorilla, was introduced to Koko for the first time, and was […]
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