"Koko, the "Talking" Gorilla, 46" Topic
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Ooh Rah | 21 Jun 2018 10:30 a.m. PST |
link In college many years ago, I wrote some term papers about apes using sign language, including Koko. Critics claimed these apes did not truly understand language and only mimicked humans. As I recall, Koko was given a radish, which she had never seen or eaten before. After taking a bite, she signed, "Cry hurt food." |
Ed Mohrmann | 21 Jun 2018 12:00 p.m. PST |
Seems a very intelligent response to a first encounter with radishes – I like 'em, but in tiny doses… RIP, Koko – you were a trailblazer of sorts. |
Cacique Caribe | 21 Jun 2018 3:09 p.m. PST |
RIP Koko. Your life was truly amazing. Dan PS. It's interesting how people are finally noticing that apes and even monkeys have the ability to express themselves via signs.
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