Koko, The Gorilla Who Mastered Sign Language, Dies At 46

Published on June 24, 2018
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Super Smart Gorilla

Additionally, Barbara King, a professor of anthropology at the College of William and Mary said, “Because she was smart enough to comprehend and use aspects of our language, Koko could show us what all great apes are capable of: reasoning about their world, and loving and grieving the other beings to whom they become attached.”

Super Smart Gorilla

Super Smart Gorilla

Rise To Fame

Koko quickly became an international celebrity! How could she not? She was the only animal with a vocabulary of more than 1,000 signs and the ability to understand 2,000 words of spoken English!

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Rise To Fame

Rise To Fame