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Koko doesn”t even have to be told to eat her greens; she loves ‘em – especially when topped with a few red (and […]
Koko doesn”t even have to be told to eat her greens; she loves ‘em – especially when topped with a few red (and […]
Koko hangs on to a rope attached to a tire with large rubber ball inside. It might not mean much to you, but […]
Koko relaxes in one of her plastic baby pools in the outdoor yard on a warm sunny day. If you look closely, you”ll […]
Don”t let Koko fool you; while she”s happy to play with toys, she”s also got more important things on her mind, like a […]
She is especially happy now that our new Director of Gorilla Care and Conservation, Chris Mitchell, has finally arrived and swept up everyone […]
Gorillas like Koko don”t tend to waste food (unless they”re not feeling well). This must make our produce coordinator and volunteers feel very […]
While we”ve been featuring Koko a lot lately in KokoPix, Ndume – her sensitive male companion – has also been doing quite well, […]
Does Koko look ambassadorial or what with a beautiful scarf draped over her shoulder? The truth is that when Koko “speaks” (through American […]
Koko likes to eat outside as much as possible (naturally) but unlike most gorillas, she has accumulated some accoutrements from her anthropocentric environment. […]
After Penny helps select a pencil for Koko, Koko opens her notebook and ponders what to write in it. While Koko has never […]
Koko”s learned ability to communicate with humans in (American) sign language has benefits that we at the Gorilla Foundation often take for granted. […]
We use the term “enrichment” a lot at the Gorilla Foundation. The term generally refers to anything that makes the gorillas” lives more […]
Like most primates, Koko is sensitive about her weight. Here she is standing on a scale while Penny reads the results. Koko knows […]
Whoops – we didn”t mean to hide Koko”s companion Ndume from you for so long, so here he is back in the camera […]
Dr. Penny Patterson and a staff member scavenged the local rummage sale today looking for enrichment items for Koko (shown above) and Ndume […]
Ndume”s birthday was actually on Oct. 10, but we decided to celebrate it one week later so there would be time to assemble […]
Penny couldn”t have been happier or more surprised when she found a “male” version of Koko”s favorite doll, “waterbaby,” at the local rummage […]
Koko is not the only one who can take a great photo (see the recent award for her self-portrait magazine cover). Dr. Ron […]
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