The gorilla who learnt sign language to communicate with humans has adopted two kittens after being unable to conceive her own children. To celebrate her 44th birthday keepers at San Francisco Zoo ...

KOKO the gorilla, famed for learning sign language, has died aged 46. The famous ape became an ambassador for her species and was featured on the cover of National Geographic twice. The Gorilla ...

Koko the gorilla, known around the world for her skill with sign language, has died. The Gorilla Foundation says the 46-year-old passed away in her sleep at their preserve in California's Santa Cruz ...

An "extraordinary" gorilla that mastered sign language has died. The Gorilla Foundation announced on Twitter that it was "sad to announce the passing of our beloved Koko". The foundation said the ...

Koko the gorilla, who was famed for her extraordinary sign language skills, has died at the age of 46. The ape passed away in her sleep on Wednesday morning, the Gorilla Foundation announced. She was ...

Gorillas are born with an international sign language of gestures that they use to communicate. The largest scientific study of the great apes revealed they had a repertoire of 102 different signals - ...

Researchers have identified speech patterns in a gorilla, previously thought to be impossible for apes. A gorilla named Koko became famous for her ability to learn sign language in order to ...

Koko, the gorilla who mastered sign language and showed the world what great apes can do, has died. She died Tuesday in her sleep at age 46, The Gorilla Foundation said in a statement. “Koko touched ...

Koko, a western lowland gorilla who became internationally famous for learning to communicate in sign language, has died at the age of 46. The Gorilla Foundation announced Koko’s death, saying she ...

15:16, Thu, Jun 21, 2018 Updated: 15:33, Thu, Jun 21, 2018 Koko the gorilla died today after having lived to the age of 46, having spent her life famous for mastering American Sign Language. Koko, ...

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