Koko the gorilla, famous for learning how to speak using sign language with her human trainer, has died at the age of 46. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to ...

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Documentary telling the extraordinary story of Koko, the only 'talking' gorilla in the world, and her lifelong relationship with Penny Patterson. Project Koko started as a PhD project to teach sign ...

Koko, the western lowland gorilla who learned sign language and became a pop-culture phenomenon, died Thursday morning at the age of 46. The Gorilla Foundation, headed by Dr. Francine “Penny” ...

Koko, whether she was able to speak as a human or not, was certainly not a machine. Neither was Washoe, or Nim Chimpsky, or any of the other marvelous talking apes. Leave it to the primatologists, ...

Whenever a celebrity dies, everyone glorifies their accomplishments. So the eulogies for Koko the talking gorilla aren’t surprising in the least. But those eulogies tend to overlook that Koko’s many ...

CONWAY, Ark. (AETN) — It’s been more than 40 years since Koko, the only “talking” gorilla in the world, captivated the public with her uncanny ability to communicate with humans. Her unique life, ...

In 1977, Barbet Schroeder filmed the interactions between a 6-year-old lowland gorilla, Koko, and her teacher, Dr. Francine “Penny” Patterson. After being purchased from the San Francisco Zoo, the ape ...

The gorilla knows over 1,000 words in sign language. — -- A gorilla famed for its ability to converse in sign language is now a mother after "adopting" two adorable kittens. Koko the gorilla ...

Koko is one of the most famous gorillas in the world, and she recently leveraged that popularity into an opportunity to hang out with Flea, one of the most famous members of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.