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Are gorillas emotionally aware? To answer this question, we are planning a study to systematically and quantitatively assess the degree of Koko’s awareness […]
Are gorillas emotionally aware? To answer this question, we are planning a study to systematically and quantitatively assess the degree of Koko’s awareness […]
Ndume has many enrichment items, but above all else, he loves his plastic furniture. He always has one large plastic barrel and a […]
An ethologist colleague, Jonathan Balcombe, Ph.D., wrote recently requesting material for his book on animal pleasure. He believes that such a book would […]
People interested in primates and interspecies communication often ask us how they should prepare for a career working with gorillas or other great […]
One of the goals of the research we do at the Gorilla Foundation is to better understand the intellectual, emotional and social development […]
The following conversation took place between Koko and a volunteer, who happened to be walking by Koko’s outside yard to empty the compost […]
Dr. Valerie Chalcraft, Research Associate at the Gorilla Foundation, presented this talk at a workshop entitled Gestural Communication in Nonhuman and Human Primates […]
Hi, this is Dr. Penny Patterson. Welcome to our new expanded Interspecies Communication Research feature: Penny’s Team Journal. In this series, we’re going […]
People are always curious about how Koko celebrates Christmas. The answer: with great excitement. Christmas is a very special holiday for Koko. It […]
Koko will turn 32 this July 4th (her full name, Hanabi-ko, means “Fireworks Child” in Japanese). Every year in advance of Koko’s birthday, […]
This picture captures a common occurrence at the Gorilla Foundation these days: Koko and Ndume lounging just a few feet apart in a […]
As many of you know, Fred Rogers (TV’s Mister Rogers)—who’s been a friend and mentor to children for several decades—passed away recently. You […]
If you ever need help picking out holiday gifts, try asking a gorilla. That’s just what I did last year. I carried a […]
Occasionally, members write to us concerned that some of the things that Koko and Ndume do, such as donning whimsical headdresses, subtract from […]
As I am sitting on the swing outside the large enclosure Koko comes over to me. Amongst the notebook, daily checklist and data […]
Ndume is Koko’s male gorilla companion. For those of you who don’t know, Ndume came from the Cincinnati Zoo in 1991 to live […]
Mother’s Day always accentuates the fact that Koko’s greatest wish is to have a baby of her own. We’ve known this for years, […]
An early morning walk in the fog, special drinks, a peanut butter sandwich, chocolate, gifts. Birthday wishes fulfilled on July 4, 2002–Hanabi-Ko (Fireworks […]
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