Ndume looks right at the camera while Koko sits in the gateway in the background.
Ndume looks right at the camera while Koko sits in the gateway in the background.
Michael came to the Gorilla Foundation from Vienna in 1976 at the age of 3, having been born in Cameroon, Africa. Sadly, Michael […]
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.
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