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Koko has a vocabulary of over 1000 signs (American Sign Language) most of which she learned during the first few years of the […]
Koko has a vocabulary of over 1000 signs (American Sign Language) most of which she learned during the first few years of the […]
Koko is looking at a sign language dictionary and points to the sign “wet” in the book. Penny tries to explain the sign […]
In this video Koko has just blown a kiss to a caregiver job applicant who was leaving he premises, as Penny enters and […]
Koko likes to experiment with many forms of art and technology. Though she has primarily dabbled in painting (see her amazing representational Gorilla […]
In this video, Penny play-acts with Koko, asking her to make believe Penny’s pen is a microphone. Koko plays along, and after first […]
This is an excerpt from the introduction to the Meet Koko introduction video. It introduces Project Koko, and features Dr. Penny Patterson, its […]
Michael grew up with Koko; they learned sign language together, they both painted beautifully, and they became like brother and sister. But Michael […]
Koko blows over a blade of grass that she holds stretched between her two thumbs, to make a whistling sound. Sometimes she produces […]
It’s called “cultural transmission” when culturally relevant knowledge is passed from one person to another, or from parent to offspring, or from culture […]
This is a brief introduction to the late silverback gorilla, Michael, who grew up with Koko, learned sign language with Koko, painted with […]
One of Koko’s caregivers has just had a baby, and has been keeping the baby close to her in a frontal papoose. Koko […]
On July 4th, 2008, Koko celebrated her 37th birthday — her 36th with the Gorilla Foundation. Among other birthday surprises, she enjoyed a […]
Koko’s caregivers outdid themselves this year and transformed her outdoor facility into a virtual “Carnival.” This video clip shows a few of the […]
In this public service announcement, Koko makes a plea to save her species from extinction. Koko is keenly aware of the plight of […]
This is a rare glimpse of Dr. Ron Cohn, Gorilla Foundation co-founder and video-documentarian, filming Koko — as filmed by Dr. Penny Patterson. […]
Ndume celebrated his 27th birthday on Oct. 13, 2008. The Gorilla Foundation’s caregivers decided to send him to the “moon” for this special […]
In this message from Dr. Penny Patterson, president, co-founder and director of research for the Gorilla Foundation / Koko.org, Penny makes 3 simple […]
Koko looks through a new picture book sent to her as a gift from a Gorilla Foundation volunteer, Kimberly Sullivan. Koko signs about […]
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