Koko, gorilla famed for using sign language and crying over pet kitten, dead at 46

nypost.com ^ | 6/21/18 | Lia Eustachewich

[a little elbow grease]

Koko, the thoughtful gorilla who captivated the world through her ability to use sign language and revealed an empathetic side to great apes, has died. She was 46.

The western lowland gorilla passed away in her sleep Tuesday morning at the Gorilla Foundation’s preserve in California’s Santa Cruz mountains, the foundation said.

“Koko touched the lives of millions as an ambassador for all gorillas and an icon for interspecies communication and empathy,” the foundation said on its website. “She was beloved and will be deeply missed.”

Koko was believed to have had an IQ of between 75 and 95 and could sign more than 1,000 words. The average IQ of a human is around 90 to 110. She also understood spoken English.

Born at the San Francisco Zoo, the gentle, nearly 300-pound ape began learning sign language as a baby in 1974 from Dr. Francine “Penny” Patterson as part of a Stanford University project.

She spent her entire life in captivity and became a celebrity in her own right.

[mountn man]

Koko was believed to have had an IQ of between 75 and 95

Higher than the average democrat.

[edh]

First Harambe and now this? It is a horrible decade for gorillas. Hopefully they run a nice tribute on The Gorilla Channel.

[NohSpinZone]

[rightwingcrazy]

“Believed to have an IQ”

How does that work, exactly?

[a little elbow grease]

Koko was believed to have had an IQ of between 75 and 95 Higher than the average democrat.

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ROFL

[Menehune56]

Rest in peace, sweet Koko.

[SERKIT]

Koko was fully qualified to be an Arizona Senator - Koko learned that ‘thumbs down’ meant a ‘no vote’.

[mrmeyer]

Like a man that believes he’s a woman?

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

MSM: Koko dies on Trumps watch

[Snickering Hound]

[Meet the New Boss]

Koko was believed to have had an IQ of between 75 and 95

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

I liked the vids of Koko and the kittens.

[Huskrrrr]

“Born at the San Francisco Zoo.”

Probably gender confused.

[blu]

HOpefully Scholastic News puts out an extra edition.

[MplsSteve]

I don’t see Florida on that list.

Wait, never mind...

[doorgunner69]

Koko was believed to have had an IQ of between 75 and 95

Sounds eerily similar to a particularly troublesome demographic we have to deal with.

[gigster]

Koko was vastly smarter than Valerie Jarrett.

[JimRed]

She spent her entire life in captivity and became a celebrity in her own right.

Probably lived ten years longer than she would have in the wild. More happily? Who knows- she was never exposed to the wild life.

[jrestrepo]

If you start at the bottom of the list and go backwards, you can notice an interesting trend...the crapholes of the world have the lowest IQs.