Instructors taught her a version of American Sign Language and say she used it to convey thoughts and feelings. The abilities of the gorilla, who also apparently understood some spoken English ...

When Koko's death was announced, many news organisations, including the BBC, wrote headlines such as "Koko: Gorilla who mastered sign language" and "Koko, famed gorilla that learned sign language".

What began as a PhD project to teach a baby gorilla sign language turned into one of the most amazing human-animal relationships. For over 40 years, researcher Penny Patterson has interacted with ...

The online American Sign Language (ASL) courses and certificate provides learners with skillsets in effective communication, storytelling, and understanding of the Deaf Community, emphasizing both ...

He cites the case of the gorilla Koko, who was trained by psychologist Francine Patterson. It was said that Koko had learned more than 1,000 words in sign language and could carry on conversations.

"Having her neighbours communicate with her in BSL is going to be so exciting." The post 6YO Deaf Girl’s Neighbors Learn Sign ...

It starts with a brilliant joke about a gorilla who can use sign language being told that comedian Robin Williams has died ...

The baby gorilla, named Addo, which means "King of the Road" in the African Ga language, continues to thrive under the care of its mother, Pele, the zoo noted in a June statement. "Our teams have ...

Instead, I tried to elicit their confidence and curiosity by acting like a gorilla. I imitated their ... Rwanda’s national language, they wedge the playpen through the doors of the cabin ...

The Infinite Monkey Theorem hypothesizes that, given a typewriter and an infinite amount of time, a monkey could in theory ...

Also recorded by the author as an HBO special, “Us” dives in headfirst in a search for answers. The show has lots of witty ...

Charles, the zoo’s 52-year-old western lowland gorilla patriarch, has been responding well to treatment since displaying symptoms of a “concerning” health issue over the weekend, with the ...