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In 1971 Penny Patterson began teaching sign language to a gorilla named Koko, unaware that this relationship would define both their lives. Over 40 years on, now internationally famous, Koko continues to redraw the line between people and animals.

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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.
In this introduction to the film we meet Koko the world famous gorilla.
Although Penny and Koko were now deeply bonded, Koko still belonged to San Francisco Zoo.
Another ape language specialist became convinced that the whole field was flawed.
Koko adopted a kitten called All Ball.
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