[dead]

The gorilla mourns the loss of a human she met once, for a few minutes, 13 years ago, because she overheard a lady talking about it on the phone.

NBC News.

[GraceG]

I think koko is just picking up on the handler’s cues...

[SilvieWaldorfMD]

This was news about a month ago.

[bray]

These people are in a dreamland.

Pray America wakes up

[apillar]

It sounds to me like the Gorillia was just reacting to the fact that the trainers around her were upset about something and was mimicking their reactions. I seriously doubt she remembered a human she met once a decade before and could grasp the fact that the particular human had died and was feeling sad over it.

[MeshugeMikey]

Gorrila Face Palm In The Mist!!

[GraceG]

“But not only did Robin cheer up Koko, the effect was mutual, and Robin seemed transformed.”

Sounds like Robin should have hung out more with Koko and forged a friendship.... Might have done him some good.

A gorilla would make a better friend thasn a Chimpanzee for sure, Chimps are downright dangerous, Gorillas are generally very peaceful unless we are talking about two male gorillas...

Not sure about Orangutans...

I would rather be locked in a room with a Gorilla than locked in a room with a Chimpanzee.... Usually from what I have read if you don’t make yourself a threat to a gorilla they will leave you alone where as a chimp will rip off your face/arm/genitals for no reason at all because they are little psychos.

[Brother Cracker]

[VanDeKoik]

It’s gross how everyone used this as a way to mug for the cameras, trying to out cry the next person so they can be part of the story too.

This animal could not have possibly felt any real sadness. There are people that might have worked with Williams multiple times 13 years ago that aren’t news level sad.

[stars & stripes forever]

The sad thing is that MANY people will believe this article.

[4yearlurker]

Year sure she did.....when gorilla’s fly out of my a$$.

[oh8eleven]

Gheeze, what BS. These are the same people that insist animals have rights and Dolphins are the smartest animals on the planet.
We're just stuuuuupid humans who cure diseases, travel in space, build skyscrapers ...

[PLD]

Bull C,maybe you democrats will believe this bull but give me a break.next they will have a book out by the Gorilla called my Friend Robin.

Let him rest in peace he wanted to be dead that is why he killed himself..

[ßuddaßudd]

I don’t know who to feel sorry for . .
Robin or Gorilla

[N. Theknow]

Did the ape go...um...ape...and fling some poo to demonstrate its sorrow?

[Beagle8U]

This and other horse$hit you might believe, tonight at 11 on your local DNC station.

[Dallas59]

How sweet...

[wbill]

I'm not sure what's worse....

Some NBC wonk believes this story.

NBC is dumb enough to make the story news.

NBC thinks we're all dumb enough to believe this news story.

[Ann Archy]

OMG!!! We don’t DESERVE help from God with this CLAPTRAP being on the media!!!

[Vaduz]

And the NBC viewer takes the bait.

[left that other site]

I used to enjoy the Koko stories, but this one is just TOO dumb.

Gorillas find the type of humor represented by Robin Williams to be puerile slapstick of the lowest order and prefer the sophisticated humor of Penn & Teller.

With an occasional foray into the madcap and zany world of Moe, Larry, and Curly./s