Koko, the gorilla who knew sign language, dies at 46

ABC News ^ | June 21, 2018 | The Associated Press

[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.

[Pontiac]

I believe that certain primates have the intellectual capacity of a 2 or 3 year old human and as much, or less, real understanding.

Democrats?

Liberals?

Nancy Pelosi?

[ETL]

[PAR35]

Are they covering it on the Gorilla Channel?

[real saxophonist]

Warren Zevon - Gorilla, You're A Desperado

[Constitution Day]

Now she will join the great Harambe in Gorilla Heaven.

[waterhill]

Didn’t Koko have a cat as well?

[DainBramage]

“Build the wall!”

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Mehr Licht!

[IronJack]

Anthropomorphism writ large.

[Oratam]

All the people who invested in her art work are gonna make a bundle!

[Psalm 73]

"Didn’t Koko have a cat as well?"

I think so. Cats seem to think WE'RE idiots, so Koko's cat must have thought him an imbecile.

[Retvet]

By Koko. Did she have an offspring that was learning sign language?

[teeman8r]

she last signed that man made global warming was a farce and that al gore is the only one able to make money in carbon credits...

then she passed gas and giggled then died.

[tm61]

‘’hmmmm , jucyfruit”

[hal ogen]

If she knew sign language, wouldn’t she demand “Release me from my captivity”?

[CharleysPride]

Godspeed, cuz.

[EdnaMode]

Awww, that’s sad. RIP Koko.

[OrangeHoof]

Supposedly, his last “sign” was “....and will you PLEASE stop comparing us to black people?”

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