Koko, the gorilla who learned sign language and became a pop-culture phenomenon, will be laid to rest at the animal sanctuary in Northern California where she lived.

What should we make of a video address by a sign-language-using gorilla to participants of the Paris climate conference? Anthropologist Barbara J. King says it's problematic.

KINSHASA, Congo — Ndakasi, a mountain gorilla who famously posed for a selfie with a ranger at Congo's Virunga National Park, has died at 14 after a long illness, the park said. "It is with ...

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.

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 ...

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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 ...

A baby western lowland gorilla — a critically endangered species — was born Saturday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.

Every zoo has a celebrity and those who grew up in Milwaukee during the '60s, '70s and '80s most likely remember our zoo's famous gorilla, Samson. The mystique of the iconic ape lives on through a ...

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.