Koko, the gorilla famous for using sign language, died at the age of 46.

 

 

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CNNVerified account @CNN · Jun 21

Koko, the gorilla who mastered sign language, has died in her sleep at age 46, The Gorilla Foundation says. She was said to have understood some 2,000 words of spoken English.

Koko, the gorilla who mastered sign language, has died

She died in her sleep at age 46, The Gorilla Foundation said.

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BBCVerified account @BBC · Jun 21

Koko the gorilla has sadly died, aged 46. Here's the story of her life.

 

National GeographicVerified account @NatGeoMag · Jun 21

Koko the gorilla, pictured here on the October 1978 cover of National Geographic, has died at 46.

 

Science NewsVerified account @ScienceNews · Jun 21

Koko, the gorilla famous for using sign language, died at the age of 46. 

Here's a look at our feature on Koko from way back in 1978.

Koko

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Mark D. Scherz @MarkScherz · Jun 21

Goodnight, bright star. You were a great ambassador, and you will be missed. #Koko

 

 

 

magnolia @MagnoliaPearl · Jun 21

When I was a little girl my grandmother told me about Koko and we read the book about her kitten. I was at an age when the world was seeming less "magical", which in some ways is normal and good, but Koko, who really could talk, made me feel there was still wonder&magic out there

 

 

 

Michael Fry @BigDirtyFry · Jun 21

Michael Fry Retweeted Sky News

My favourite story about this gorilla is when she got a kitten to look after. A while later zookeepers found a sink had been ripped off the wall and when Koko was asked who did it she blamed the kitten. A legendary scammer RIP

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Sky NewsVerified account @SkyNews

'Extraordinary' sign language gorilla Koko dies in California http://news.sky.com/story/extraordinary-sign-language-gorilla-koko-dies-in-california-11412037 …

 

 

 

samantha carter @a_nice_frog · Jun 21

im very sad Koko the gorilla died today, ive always been fascinated with her since i was little. here's some of her movie reviews.

 

Lily @PugCop · Jun 21

I’m sitting here at work, about to go into a meeting, with tears welling up because I just read that Koko the gorilla died. Might not mean much, but I read “Koko’s Kitten” over and over as a child, and that damn gorilla and stubby kitten meant so much to me.

 

Fire Marshal Meaghan @meaghan_garvey · Jun 21

RIP Koko, earth angel + fake bird clown

 

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Clayton CubittVerified account @claytoncubitt · Jun 21

On the death of Koko the gorilla, here she is playing with Robin Williams

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~RePTyLiAN BoNeR~ 2 @hotdogfever69 · Jun 21

RIP KOKO THE GORILLA. YOU WERE A REAL ONE. XO. 

Ethan “Pizza Phylogenist” Kocak @Blackmudpuppy · Jun 21

Koko the gorilla was important. She showed us unequivocally that human beings are not the sole proprietors of personhood. Rest in peace, Koko.