Smoky, friend of Koko, is now 15 years old.
Smoky, friend of Koko, is now 15 years old.
A sleepy gorilla gets ready for bed.
A year ago today, we lost our sweet silverback, Michael. This photo was taken on Michael’s birthday, March 17th.
Penny and Research Assistant Sonya Elder walk down a quaint street in Basel, Switzerland, where they attended the Dignity of the Animal Conference […]
A handsome Ndume models a colorful wrap.
Penny and Koko converse about lip gloss.
Ndume pulses his lip as anxious behavior prompted by Penny’s return from a week-long trip to Switzerland.
Penny gets a behind-the-scenes visit at the Basel Zoo in Switzerland. She talks with Dr. Jorg Hess and a gorilla caretaker about the […]
Koko signs ‘good’ as she sits with Ron.
Research Assistants/Gorilla Caregivers DeeAnn Draper (center) and Dina Pettit (right) are joined by host Greg Sherwood at a KQED pledge drive in March. […]
Ndume looks right at the camera while Koko sits in the gateway in the background.
Mo-Mo sneaks a nap in Smoky’s box in the research office.
Koko poses on request by the Forget-Me-Not flowers in the large yard.
Gorilla mother and child at the Basel Zoo in Switzerland. Penny and Research Assistant Sonya Elder visited the Basel Zoo while they were […]
Max, one of two dogs at the Foundation, looks at Ndume inside the large yard. They sometimes play together by chasing each other […]
Penny and Sonya of the Gorilla Foundation are joined with friends at the Dignity of the Animal conference in Basel, Switzerland in March […]
Koko has a number of forms of vocalization. She purrs when she is content, chutters when she is concerned, and barks when she […]
Ndume walks next to a patch of Forget-Me-Not flowers. Look closely and you”ll see he is carrying a few in his mouth.
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