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Penny asks Koko a question and Koko ponders the answer. Why isn”t Penny using sign language? Because Koko understands even more spoken English […]
Penny asks Koko a question and Koko ponders the answer. Why isn”t Penny using sign language? Because Koko understands even more spoken English […]
Koko isn”t the only one who has difficulty reading Penny”s handwriting. We are looking for the latest technology in computer handwriting recognition so […]
Someone emailed us that question in response to the Jan. 12 KokoPix. It”s hard to believe sometimes that gorillas can act (and think […]
Koko leans over to Dr. Penny Patterson and signs “you” to initiate a conversation. The rest of the sentence is probably documented in […]
Koko is a very delicate gorilla. Though she is very strong, she chooses to handle things with care: kittens, cameras, food. And she […]
Koko enjoys playing and creating simple tunes on her combined piano/xylophone keyboard. Here she”s probably playing the internally acclaimed “Peanut Butter Sandwich Good” […]
Koko and Penny look through some issues of National Geographic Magazine with articles about mountain gorillas. Koko points to one photo of a […]
Koko looks at a National Geographic photo of the famous albino gorilla, Snowflake, who lived at the Barcelona Zoo, and recently passed away. […]
Koko adorns herself with balloons while writing in one of our communication research notebooks.
Gorillas are treated as a food commodity in certain parts of Africa – where there”s lots of logging and mining going on, and […]
Koko signs “Love” and we at the Gorilla Foundation wish everyone – members, observers, fellow human beings and fellow great apes – love […]
Koko signs “Love” (or “Koko-Love”) at least several times a day. It”s just who she is.
Max, one of our gorilla guardians and companions, usually destroys his stuffed animal toys. However, this time, he chose to protect this tiny […]
Koko signs “nose” to Penny. Do you think she”s making a pun for “knows?” Koko knows the ASL sign for “know” (touching palm […]
Koko likes to look at herself in the mirror, and yes she occasionally finds it useful in spotting and removing bits of spinach […]
Koko loves garlands of Hawiian flowers, commonly called “lei”s. Whether they”re composed of real flowers (which she often eats) or “fake” ones, she […]
Koko takes a look through the videocamera lense to make sure the perspective is just right before Ron (Dr. Cohn) begins filming again.
Koko knows it”s time to: 1) Stop the “bushmeat” trade for great apes in Africa 2) Treat all great apes in captivity with […]
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