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Koko's weight of 270 pounds (122 kg) was higher than would be normal for a female gorilla in the wild, approximately 150–200 pounds (70–90 kg); the foundation stated that Koko "is, like her mother, a larger frame Gorilla."
In the mid-1970s, researchers turned their attention to communicating with gorillas via sign language. One gorilla, Koko, was born in San Francisco Zoo on July 4, 1971. Francine Patterson officially started working with Koko on July 12, 1972, with the goal of teaching her sign language. In the beginning, Patterson focused on teaching Koko only ...
The genus Gorilla is divided into ... a chest of 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in), and a weight of 219 kg (483 lb), shot in Alimbongo ... such as Koko, have been taught a ...
On Thursday, The Gorilla Foundation revealed that Koko, one of the few primates able to communicate using sign language, had passed away in her sleep.
Koko, a western lowland gorilla said to have mastered American Sign Language, has died aged 46, the California institute which studied her said on Thursday. "The Gorilla Foundation is sad to ...
Her trainer saw the gorilla's 44th birthday as the perfect opportunity to let Koko experience the joys of motherhood -- with an adorable litter of kittens.
Weight: 229 lb (104 kg) ... the second born to Kokomo and Winston, a male Western lowland gorilla. The baby was born on October 18, 2016 ...
The Gorilla Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 1976 by Francine Patterson and Ronald Cohn [1] [2] with Barbara F. Hiller. [3] It was created in order to purchase a female western lowland gorilla named Koko from the San Francisco Zoo. Patterson had been attempting to teach Koko American Sign Language since 1972, under custody of ...