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Koko climbs out of the net in the large yard.
Koko climbs out of the net in the large yard.
Easter day, April 15, 2001. Penny gives Ndume a hint as to where he can find a treat that was hidden in the […]
Ndume eats a cucumber in the play yard.
Ndume tore pages out of magazines to build this paper nest. Magazines, newspapers, junk mail, and old phone books serve as enrichment for […]
Self-recognition in mirrors is considered an indicator of self-awareness, a capacity once assumed to be present only in human beings. Koko has exhibited […]
Ndume and Koko spend time together every morning in the play yard. Ndume sits on a platform above while Koko sits in the […]
Koko climbs on newly installed rope that was donated by John Bowley of the United States Rope Company. Thank you John!
Ndume enjoys a sunny day in the play yard with his red Boomer Ball.
Penny reads a new book about cats to Koko.
Koko stops for a picture while playing on the monkey bars.
Malinda, our night monitor, plays tug with Max while Fred, our carpenter, and Flower go about their business. In the background you can […]
Gorillas” hands are much larger and thicker than humans”. Their thumbs are a little bit stumpier and their palms are much longer. All […]
Michael would have been 30 on March 17, had he remained with us a little longer. He is the inspiration for much of […]
Like many students, Koko sometimes tires of her lessons. Here she signs “Unattention” to illustrate her feelings.
Koko looks at her reflection in a small mirror while wearing her Hawaiian lei as a hat.
“Do you like my Lei? Well, you can”t have it, it”s mine”. Just like humans, Koko loves to decorate herself and admires the […]
Koko looks pretty relaxed as she sits backwards in this chair. You can even count her toes!
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