Koko, a beloved gorilla that learned to communicate with humans and then stole their hearts, has died. The Gorilla Foundation said the 46-year-old celebrity ape - a western lowland gorilla - died in ...

Koko the gorilla who mastered sign language, raised kittens and once playfully tried on the glasses of the late actor Robin Williams, has died. She was 46. The Gorilla Foundation says the western ...

This gorilla knows her way around a bass guitar. Koko the gorilla was quick to show her musical side when she got a visit from Flea, the bassist from Red Hot Chili Peppers. Once she saw Flea pick at ...

That's what two fired handlers at the Gorilla Foundation in Woodside, Calif., say they were told by the organization's president, Francine "Penny” Patterson. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in San Mateo ...

CALIFORNIA (WABC) -- A famous gorilla's maternal instincts immediately kicked in when she saw a litter of kittens. Koko, the silverback gorilla who can communicate with sign language, celebrated her ...

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