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Koko, the gorilla who knew sign language, dies at 46
ABC News ^
| June 21, 2018
| The Associated Press
Posted on 06/21/2018 3:51:48 AM PDT by Trump20162020
Koko, the gorilla who mastered sign language, has died.
The Gorilla Foundation says the 46-year-old western lowland gorilla died in its sleep at the foundation's preserve in California's Sana Cruz mountains on Tuesday.
Koko was born at the San Francisco Zoo, and Dr. Francine Patterson began teaching the gorilla sign language that became part of a Stanford University project in 1974.
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TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: commongestures; epigraphyandlanguage; francinepatterson; gestures; gorilla; gorillas; humangestures; koko; kokothegorilla; sanfranciscozoo; signlanguage; stanforduniversity; talkinggorilla
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To: Trump20162020
Sad.
But, heck - my cats know sign language....
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posted on
06/21/2018 4:03:00 AM PDT
by
Psalm 73
("I will now proceed to entangle the entire area".)
To: Trump20162020
No reports of what Koko’s last words were?
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posted on
06/21/2018 4:04:37 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Spygate's clock began in 2015 - what did President Obama know and when did he know it)
To: a fool in paradise
No reports of what Koko’s last words were?"Rosebud..."
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posted on
06/21/2018 4:08:23 AM PDT
by
Ciaphas Cain
("Progressivism" is as every kind of evil: it can never create, only corrupt and destroy.)
To: a fool in paradise
“it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known”
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posted on
06/21/2018 4:08:45 AM PDT
by
kanawa
(Trump Loves a Great Deal)
To: Ciaphas Cain
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posted on
06/21/2018 4:17:32 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Spygate's clock began in 2015 - what did President Obama know and when did he know it)
To: Psalm 73
“my cats know sign language”
Mine do also....but they just ignore that too.
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posted on
06/21/2018 4:23:37 AM PDT
by
V_TWIN
(oks like)
To: a fool in paradise
“I know where Jimmy Hoffa is, he’s in......”
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posted on
06/21/2018 4:25:08 AM PDT
by
V_TWIN
(oks like)
To: V_TWIN
“The Castle Aaaaaaaaaaaauuuuugggggghhhh....”
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posted on
06/21/2018 4:26:39 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
(Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
To: Trump20162020
Some people who call themselves scientists hold fast to the idea that monkeys are just people who don’t know how to talk.
It’s a deliberate exaggeration to say that a monkey knows sign language. They have learned that certain signs get them certain foods. They are good at finding ways to get food.
Some individuals desperately want to believe that monkeys are little humans and that humans discriminate against them. Sorry, but monkeys are not human.
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posted on
06/21/2018 4:28:09 AM PDT
by
I want the USA back
(Liberalism is the denial of human nature.)
To: a fool in paradise
“I love you very much, my dear Beaver.”
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posted on
06/21/2018 4:37:40 AM PDT
by
golux
To: I want the USA back
I believe that certain primates have the intellectual capacity of a 2 or 3 year old human and as much, or less, real understanding.
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posted on
06/21/2018 4:37:40 AM PDT
by
Az Joe
(Gloria in excelsis Deo)
To: a fool in paradise
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posted on
06/21/2018 4:39:01 AM PDT
by
Az Joe
(Gloria in excelsis Deo)
To: Az Joe
“Think about the children!”
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posted on
06/21/2018 4:41:31 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Spygate's clock began in 2015 - what did President Obama know and when did he know it)
To: Trump20162020
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posted on
06/21/2018 4:44:47 AM PDT
by
ETL
(Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
To: Trump20162020
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posted on
06/21/2018 4:45:25 AM PDT
by
ETL
(Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
To: a fool in paradise
I coulda been a Kongtender.
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posted on
06/21/2018 4:45:42 AM PDT
by
Waverunner
(I'd like to welcome our new overlords, say hello to my little friend)
To: Trump20162020
Is Rush attending the service?
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posted on
06/21/2018 4:46:26 AM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
To: bmwcyle
Will William Shatner be there?
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posted on
06/21/2018 4:49:36 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Spygate's clock began in 2015 - what did President Obama know and when did he know it)
To: Trump20162020
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posted on
06/21/2018 4:54:33 AM PDT
by
ETL
(Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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