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1st it was Harambe, now it's Koko, will it ever end? :cry:

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/koko-gorilla-knew-sign-language-dies-46-103343413.html

 

 

 

WOODSIDE, Calif. (AP) -- Koko, the gorilla who mastered sign language, has died.

The Gorilla Foundation says the 46-year-old western lowland gorilla died in her sleep at the foundation's preserve in California's Santa Cruz mountains on Tuesday.

Koko was born at the San Francisco Zoo, and Dr. Francine Patterson began teaching the gorilla sign language that became part of a Stanford University project in 1974.

The foundation says Koko's capacity for language and empathy opened the minds and hearts of millions.

Koko appeared in many documentaries and twice in National Geographic. The gorilla's 1978 cover featured a photo that the animal had taken of herself in a mirror.

The foundation says it will honor Koko's legacy with a sign language application featuring Koko for the benefit of gorillas and children, as well as other projects.

 

 

 

NOOOO!!!! :cry:

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Celebrity Koko most resembles?

 

Jocelyn Wildenstein

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Celebrity Koko most resembles?

Valerie Jarrett

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Valerie Jarrett

 

Vee Jay :o

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Celebrity Koko most resembles?

Michelle Oba...too easy.

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Koko didn't really know sign language. There has been a lot of debate, but most people that studied the ape admit that the signs were greatly influenced by the trainer and were not the ape trying to communicate.

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Koko didn't really know sign language. There has been a lot of debate, but most people that studied the ape admit that the signs were greatly influenced by the trainer and were not the ape trying to communicate.

 

the fact he kept giving the middle finger, was a dead give away

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RIP Koko

 

You blamed your cat for ripping the fountain out of the wall, you beat us all at fantasy football when you drafted Randy Moss his rookie year, you trolled the board as phillybear, you served as Rudy Guliani's presidential campaign strategist, and you identified bin Laden's whereabouts in Pakistan.

 

We'll miss you.

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RIP Koko

 

You blamed your cat for ripping the fountain out of the wall, you beat us all at fantasy football when you drafted Randy Moss his rookie year, you trolled the board as phillybear, you served as Rudy Guliani's presidential campaign strategist, and you identified bin Laden's whereabouts in Pakistan.

 

We'll miss you.

:huh:

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One of my least favorite gimmicks ever:

 

 

 

Koko B. Kware :thumbsdown:

 

Technically a better wrassler than Ric Flair

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