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As Koko’s 43rd birthday approaches (July 4, 2014), here’s a glimpse of how she celebrated her 42nd birthday (2013). We’ll do our best […]
As Koko’s 43rd birthday approaches (July 4, 2014), here’s a glimpse of how she celebrated her 42nd birthday (2013). We’ll do our best […]
In this short video clip, Ndume uses a barrel to reach an enrichment item — a puzzle containing food. Enrichment is an important […]
Ndume (Koko’s male companion) enjoys taking afternoon naps in the sun in a nest of blankets. When he’s not napping and feels particularly […]
Koko demonstrates her ability to control her vocalizations and breath in two different situations. First, she demonstrates a “Blow-Test” as a welcome gesture […]
One minute summary of the classic story of gorilla Koko and her first kitten, All Ball, from love to loss to love again.
Koko was in awe of Mister Rogers when he visited in 1999, as she had been watching him on TV since she was […]
Koko has a vocabulary of over 1000 signs (American Sign Language) most of which she learned during the first few years of the […]
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 is looking at a sign language dictionary and points to the sign “wet” in the book. Penny tries to explain the sign […]
Koko looks through a new picture book sent to her as a gift from a Gorilla Foundation volunteer, Kimberly Sullivan. Koko signs about […]
In this video Koko has just blown a kiss to a caregiver job applicant who was leaving he premises, as Penny enters and […]
Penny asks Koko to do something imaginative with a yellow balloon. Koko compares it to her yellow-dyed tongue (the result of sucking on […]
Koko likes to experiment with many forms of art and technology. Though she has primarily dabbled in painting (see her amazing representational Gorilla […]
Dr. Penny Patterson, the Gorilla Foundation’s president and director of research, is interviewed by Liz St. John on FM Radio 97.3 (“Alice” in […]
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 […]
Koko eats a breakfast largely comprised of vegetables, and finishes every last bit. She starts with a plastic container full of cooked, mixed […]
This is an excerpt from the introduction to the Meet Koko introduction video. It introduces Project Koko, and features Dr. Penny Patterson, its […]
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