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This Halloween, the Gorilla Foundation hosted a Pumpkin Face Design Contest and invited students at Kings Mountain Elementary School in Woodside California to […]
This Halloween, the Gorilla Foundation hosted a Pumpkin Face Design Contest and invited students at Kings Mountain Elementary School in Woodside California to […]
1. Introduction Piñatas are a fun way to encourage problem solving and distribute food to the gorillas. Unfortunately, piñatas are not a suitable […]
Holiday celebrations at the Gorilla Foundation are a chance to give the gorillas a day out of the ordinary. With a bit of […]
As a new caregiver at the Gorilla Foundation it’s hard to know what to expect from the first few months of training. You […]
Using operant conditioning to motivate Ndume to cooperate in health-related tasks is an enjoyable and challenging job that I feel lucky to have. […]
When I design the gorillas’ parties I look for things that are universally fun for humans and can be successfully translated to be […]
Birthdays come only once a year. It is always a great excuse for celebration, a chance to relax and often times a reason […]
Caregiver’s Corner: Free-living gorillas are often on the move looking for food. Eating from at least 97 different species of plants and trees, […]
Caregiver’s Corner: One sunny day in May 2006, senior gorilla caregiver Jill Firstenberg brought a fluffy grey kitten to the Gorilla Foundation so […]
Caregiver’s Corner: In my house, companion animals were always treated as part of the family. When being reprimanded, they were referred to with […]
Caregiver Corner: I approached Ndume’s indoor enclosure I could feel a percussive thump. Another thump, and then another, shattered the stillness of a […]
Here are a couple of examples of how sweet Koko is: One afternoon Koko and I were watching PBS. They were showing a […]
Journal Entry: February 27, 2006 Koko loves raincoats. During the wet winters here in Northern California, there are many opportunities to put them […]
What do you get a gorilla who has everything? This thought was running through caregiver Laura Mullen’s mind as she attempted to pick […]
I enter Koko’s kitchen to visit. Usually I ask her if I can close her into one of her rooms and clean the […]
The following encounter between gorilla Ndume and gorilla caregiver / IT specialist Kambiz Kamrani took place on Sep. 21, 2005 . . . […]
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 […]
The composition of Koko’s team of caregivers and volunteers changes from time to time. Each transition is different and Koko tends to have […]
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