Koko, a western lowland gorilla who caught the public’s attention in the 1970s for her ability to use a form of American Sign Language, died in her sleep Tuesday morning (June 19), the Gorilla ...

Koko, pictured at age four, is asked if she is hungry by her lifelong teacher, Francine "Penny" Patterson, and answers back that she is. Also pictured is June Monroe, an interpreter for the deaf who ...

Koko, the sign language-speaking gorilla, died unexpectedly in her sleep last week, just shy of what would have been her 47th birthday on July 4. News of her death saddened millions around the world, ...

Flea may have looked comfortable in videos showing him hanging with Koko the Gorilla, but he had to turn on the charm in order to win her over. The Red Hot Chili Peppers bass player was on the newest ...

(NEW YORK) — Koko, the western lowland gorilla who learned sign language and became a pop-culture phenomenon, has died at the age of 46, the group that cared for her announced Thursday. The Gorilla ...

Over the years, Koko's fame grew. She appeared on two covers of National Geographic—and even took one of the pictures herself. Fans also fell in love with the friendship Koko developed with her kitten ...