Koko The Gorilla Dies At 46

Koko, the famous gorilla who learned sign language, has died. The Gorilla Foundation announced the news on Wednesday. According to the organization, the primate passed away early in her...

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    Hanabiko, nicknamed "Koko" (July 4, 1971 – June 19, 2018) was a female western lowland gorilla born in the San Francisco Zoo [2] and cross-fostered by Francine Patterson for use in ape language experiments.
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    The Gorilla Foundation is best known for conducting the longest interspecies communication study in history (almost 5 decades) and the only one involving gorillas: Project Koko.
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    Koko, the western lowland gorilla that died in her sleep Tuesday at age 46, was renowned for her emotional depth and ability to communicate in sign language.
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