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 - ...

A gorilla known for her sign language skills has died. Koko, who was born at the San Francisco Zoo in 1971, was 46. She was reportedly able to communicate with humans by using 1,000 words of sign ...

Koko, who featured on the cover of National Geographic twice, passed away in her sleep at the age of 46, the Gorilla Foundation announced on Wednesday. “Koko touched the lives of millions as an ...

KOKO, the World’s most famous gorilla, has died aged 46. The gorilla, described as an “ambassador for her species”, was able to communicate with humans using more than 1,000 American Sign Language ...

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, ...

Koko, the celebrated western lowland gorilla, died at the age of 46 this week. Many people paid tributes to her by praising her signing skills. She's famous for her signing skills, but all is not what ...

Koko the gorilla, who is said to have been able to communicate by using more than 1,000 hand signs, has died in California at the age of 46. Instructors taught her a version of American Sign Language ...

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 ...

A gorilla using sign language to communicate affection with its caretaker.

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A gorilla who shot to fame for her extraordinary mastery of sign language has died. Koko, who featured on the cover of National Geographic twice, passed away in her sleep at the age of 46, the Gorilla ...