Koko the Gorilla Wasn’t Human, But She Taught Us So Much About Ourselves

In several previous experiments, sign language has been taught to chimpanzees, but this is the first real attempt with a ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Koko the gorilla, who knew sign language, being remembered around the world

WOODSIDE, Calif. (KGO) -- The world is remembering Koko, the famous gorilla who lived in the Bay Area. She died in her sleep Tuesday at the age of 46 at her home in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Koko Is Dead, but the Myth of Her Linguistic Skills Lives On

One area outshines all others in provoking crazy talk about language in the media, and that is the idea of One area outshines all others in provoking crazy talk about language in the media, and that ...
CBS News

Koko, the gorilla who mastered sign language, dead at 46

WOODSIDE, Calif.-- Koko, the gorilla who mastered sign language, has died. The Gorilla Foundation says the 46-year-old western lowland gorilla died in her sleep at the foundation's preserve in ...
Newsweek

Video: Koko the Gorilla’s Most Incredible Moments, From Sign Language to Playing With Kittens

Koko the gorilla, who has died at the age of 46, was famed for her communication skills and her mastery of sign language. Taught by animal psychologist Francine "Penny" Patterson and others since the ...
Los Angeles Times

Review: ‘Koko, the Gorilla Who Talks,’ still controversial, still intriguing

“Koko, the Gorilla Who Talks,” which airs Wednesday on PBS, tells a story whose outlines may no longer be as well known as I would assume. Like people going to the moon, it is science news from back ...
SFGate

Koko the gorilla gets two new kittens, we all rejoice

The world was enchanted when Koko the gorilla got her first pet in 1984, a gray kitten that she named All Ball. Now, 44-year-old Koko has doubled her joy by adopting two new kittens. There's video. It ...