Koko, the gorilla whose sign language abilities changed our view of animal intelligence, dies at 46

Thursday, July 5, 2018 - 18:07 in Psychology & Sociology

Koko the gorilla doted on her pet kitten as if it were her own child. To the amazement of her human handlers, she seemed able to capture the joys and annoyances of maternal love in strings of simple words. “Soft,” Koko said in sign language while cradling the kitten, which she named All Ball because...

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