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Meet Koko

2m 05s

In this introduction to the film we meet Koko the world famous gorilla who has spent her life signing to scientist Penny Patterson. We get an overview of Koko’s life with Penny and learn the significance Koko’s life has had for our relationship with animals.

Extras
In this clip we see how Penny began to work with Koko.
Penny moved Koko from San Francisco Zoo to Stanford, where their communication work began.
Although Penny and Koko were now deeply bonded, Koko still belonged to San Francisco Zoo.
The unique story of a life-long relationship between a scientist and Koko the gorilla.
Another ape language specialist became convinced that the whole field was flawed.
Koko adopted a kitten called All Ball.
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The unique story of a life-long relationship between a scientist and Koko the gorilla.