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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who”s the fairest Koko of them all? Well, there”s only one Koko, but all gorillas can appreciate looking […]
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who”s the fairest Koko of them all? Well, there”s only one Koko, but all gorillas can appreciate looking […]
In this still frame from a recent Koko video filming, Koko has just blown a kiss to Penny. In the full video clip, […]
Rikki Power, who has been with the foundation for only a couple of years, is turning out to be a “gorilla’s best friend” […]
Koko does. But then Koko had some serious gum problems a few years ago, and after being repaired by a stellar team of […]
Recently we have been exploring a number of new “enrichment” items to help our (and Koko”s) favorite silverback, Ndume, enjoy his environment. These […]
Penny and Ron were looking for Koko’s old halloween ghost costume, and Koko overheard them say they couldn’t remember where it was. So […]
Penny has been travelling to conferences lately and Koko is glad to have her back again. They’ve developed quite a close relationship over […]
Silverback Ndume (foreground) and Koko (upper platform) share one of their outdoor habitats on a nice sunny day. The gorillas had a wonderful […]
Sometimes Koko’s use of sign language is augmented with other forms of communication with Penny. A simple non-ASL gesture or facial expression may […]
Koko likes to write. While she only knows how to write a small number of words, including her own signature, the act of […]
Not only do gorillas recognize themselves in mirrors (Koko nonchalantly uses mirrors for grooming), but they can also use them for more clever […]
Ndume, Koko”s silverback partner, enjoys some quiet time high above the madding crowd. Is he thinking, meditating, smiling or just being Ndume? In […]
Koko likes to use the phone as much as any young lady – though until a video phone become practical, she won’t be […]
You have to be very attentive to communicate in sign language, especially when you”re communicating with a gorilla. Here, Dr. Penny Patterson is […]
It”s been a long, cold and wet winter in Northern California, and both Koko and Ndume are glad the weather has finally turned […]
Interspecies relationships have a way of evolving, especially if there”s mutual respect. Clearly, mutual respect has been one of the cornerstones of Project […]
Koko sits outside exploring an enrichment object designed and created by Adrienne Mrsny, one of her caregivers and research assistants.
Can you guess what Dr. Patterson (Penny) and Koko are discussing here? It’s always difficult to tell from a still photo what “signs” […]
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