Koko the Gorilla

Robin Williams Meets Koko the Gorilla

What happens if Robin Williams meets Koko the Gorilla? A moment of fun and laughter, what else? By the way, Koko is not an ordinary gorilla. Born in 1971, she knows more than 1,000 words in American Sign Language, which she learned from Francine Patterson of Gorilla Foundation in California. On the video below, Koko … Read more

Gorilla Cries Over Death of Pet Kitten

Below is an old video of Koko the Gorilla, when she was 13. She mourned when her pet kitten has died. The grieving gorilla understands sign language she learned from the researchers at the Gorilla Foundation in California. This non-profit organization was created by Francine Patterson, who is a long-term trainer of Koko. The female … Read more