At the turn of the 1940s and 1950s, Keith and Cathy Hayes kept at home the chimpanzee Viki, who had learned to pronounce four words. The attempts to teach the great apes to speak humanly are not new. Hanabiko “Koko” gorilla Koko and ASL (American Sign Language)
Despite her old age for a gorilla, her death surprised the Foundation’s employees, as she was in perfect health and condition. Koko died in her sleep on Jat the age of 46. After he died in 2000, she married a gorilla named Ndume with whom she lived until her death. There she lived with a gorilla named Michael, who also learned sign language. She stayed there for 4 years, during which intensive research into her communication skills was carried out.Īfter completing her research, Koko ended up in a Woodside reserve. Then Koko went to a foundation founded by Francine Patterson. She stayed with her mother until she became independent, and was then taken to a clinic, where she underwent extensive tests to cure her of any fatal diseases. She was exactly the 50th captive-born gorilla. Koko was born on Jin the San Francisco Zoo. However, this is not the only thing that made Koko amaze the world – the gorilla made many scientists look at animals differently than before. Gorilla understood over 2000 signs of the so-called ASL (American Sign Language). Her guardian, Francine Patterson, had been teaching her sign language since childhood. Koko lived most of her life in Woodside, California, at the headquarters of the Gorilla Foundation, which deals with communication with primates. This is what happened with the gorilla Koko, who became famous for learning more signs than any other gorilla or chimpanzee. The exception is the great apes that can be taught sign language. Communication is of course the key – unfortunately no animal can speak in our understanding of the word. Hanabiko Koko – the most intelligent gorilla in the world The talking gorilla – the story of Koko
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