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Koko nearly died as an infant at the San Francisco Zoo. She became very sick and needed round the clock care to nurse […]
Koko nearly died as an infant at the San Francisco Zoo. She became very sick and needed round the clock care to nurse […]
Koko, like all young gorillas, was curious and loved to play. Penny realized that just as a human child would learn, Koko should […]
In the above video, filmed between 1988-1991, gorilla Koko and her companion Michael (raised with Koko from the age of 3) spend time […]
Koko communicated in many ways. She expressed herself through language and art. She painted and drew throughout her life and was able to […]
Watch Koko interact with a new object that she had not seen before; the words “bracelet” and “crown” are written on the object […]
Koko often asked for things spontaneously, and we accommodated her requests when both possible and prudent. In this video Koko and Penny are […]
As we celebrate Koko’s birthday on July 4th 2022 (she would have turned 51), we remember some of the joy we shared with […]
Today would have been Betty White’s 100th birthday, had she lived just 2 weeks longer! I knew she wasn’t going to live forever, […]
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