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.

Koko is one smart ape whose communicational abilities may have something to tell us about our own language.. This filmed stunt reminds me, though, of earlier attempts by the Gorilla Foundation to ...

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. Who was Koko th… ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Staring face to face with a gorilla, it's hard not to find them eerily similar to humans—and now the first published gorilla genome supports that, according to a new study. In 2008 geneticists ...

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 ...