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Are gorillas emotionally aware? To answer this question, we are planning a study to systematically and quantitatively assess the degree of Koko’s awareness […]
Are gorillas emotionally aware? To answer this question, we are planning a study to systematically and quantitatively assess the degree of Koko’s awareness […]
Ndume has many enrichment items, but above all else, he loves his plastic furniture. He always has one large plastic barrel and a […]
Here are a couple of examples of how sweet Koko is: One afternoon Koko and I were watching PBS. They were showing a […]
Koko will turn 32 this July 4th (her full name, Hanabi-ko, means “Fireworks Child” in Japanese). Every year in advance of Koko’s birthday, […]
As I am sitting on the swing outside the large enclosure Koko comes over to me. Amongst the notebook, daily checklist and data […]
Journal Entry: February 27, 2006 Koko loves raincoats. During the wet winters here in Northern California, there are many opportunities to put them […]
This picture captures a common occurrence at the Gorilla Foundation these days: Koko and Ndume lounging just a few feet apart in a […]
What do you get a gorilla who has everything? This thought was running through caregiver Laura Mullen’s mind as she attempted to pick […]
As many of you know, Fred Rogers (TV’s Mister Rogers)—who’s been a friend and mentor to children for several decades—passed away recently. You […]
As a newcomer to the Gorilla Foundation family, my interaction with the gorillas is limited. Ndume is still a bit wary of me. […]
I enter Koko’s kitchen to visit. Usually I ask her if I can close her into one of her rooms and clean the […]
If you ever need help picking out holiday gifts, try asking a gorilla. That’s just what I did last year. I carried a […]
October is always a busy time at the Gorilla Foundation. Ndume’s Birthday, on October 10th, is the first major event of the month […]
The following encounter between gorilla Ndume and gorilla caregiver / IT specialist Kambiz Kamrani took place on Sep. 21, 2005 . . . […]
Occasionally, members write to us concerned that some of the things that Koko and Ndume do, such as donning whimsical headdresses, subtract from […]
This Halloween, the Gorilla Foundation hosted a Pumpkin Face Design Contest and invited students at Kings Mountain Elementary School in Woodside California to […]
During the summer months when the days are longer, the gorilla’s bedtime routines start at 5:30pm. They get their last meals of the […]
An ethologist colleague, Jonathan Balcombe, Ph.D., wrote recently requesting material for his book on animal pleasure. He believes that such a book would […]
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