It’s 1973 and 2-year-old gorilla Koko is sitting on the counter of her kitchen at the San Francisco Zoo. In front of Koko […]
It’s 1973 and 2-year-old gorilla Koko is sitting on the counter of her kitchen at the San Francisco Zoo. In front of Koko […]
Kids4Koko is currently a section of The Gorilla Foundation’s website, koko.org, dedicated to empowering kids to learn from and share Koko’s Legacy: Conservation […]
Koko was the reason I became interested in gorillas. I was homeschooled. In grade one, I started reading all the books in the […]
Last Fall volunteer Eric made a series of decorated pumpkins for Ndume. Ndume liked it so much that Eric brought a new pumpkin […]
Sign language isn’t the only mode Koko uses to communicate with her caregivers. She’ll often uses a pen to select choices for food, […]
Koko uses her small binoculars to explore her room. She’s also fond of looking into telescopes and microscopes. Likes, shes’ curious about her […]
Koko loves to read birthday cards addressed to her. She has been reading since she was a baby gorilla and Dr. Penny Patterson […]
Koko adopted two kittens on her 44th birthday — Ms. Gray and Ms. Black. She nurtured and protected them as if they were […]
Koko investigates her Santa hat and ultimately decides that it makes a perfect blush brush to cherry up her cheeks in preparation for […]
Koko loves spending quality time with her kittens! Here she gently strokes Ms. Gray while gazing at her tenderly.
This adorable picture of Koko with her hairbrush was posted to our Facebook page where we asked you to provide the caption. After […]
Koko was recently asked to act as an Ambassador for Nature at the 2015 Paris Climate Summit, on behalf of the preservation of […]
When Koko knows there is going to be a party, like any other gal she puts on her party dress. Koko whipped this […]
Koko is napping blissfully in her nest, next to her Water Baby doll. Koko often takes naps during the day to recharge her […]
Koko plays with a big-eyed monkey beanie babie. This is the same monkey that appeared in the photo with Ron wearing large glasses […]
Please join us in wishing Betty White a happy 93rd birthday (Jan. 17) and in conveying Koko’s love and appreciation for her friendship […]
Ron, wearing his alien play glasses, asks Koko: “Who am I most closely related to here?” Koko responds by pointing to her big-eyed […]
We all love to have fun at The Gorilla Foundation, including our Founder Ron Cohn-seen here enjoying Koko’s gifts. Ron is imitating the […]
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