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Message: <blockquote data-quote="barath dpriye" data-source="post: 19654385" data-attributes="member: 514434">Koko (gorilla)From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaKoko Born July 4, 1971 (age 44) San Francisco Zoo, US Years active -1972–present Known for Use of sign language Hanabiko "Koko" (born July 4, 1971) is a female western lowland gorilla who is known for having learned a large number of hand signs from a modified version of American Sign Language (ASL).Her trainer, Francine "Penny" Patterson, reports that Koko is able to understand more than 1,000 signs of what Patterson calls "Gorilla Sign Language" (GSL).[2] In contrast to other experiments attempting to teach sign language to non-human primates, Patterson simultaneously exposed Koko to spoken English from an early age. Reports state that Koko understands approximately 2,000 words of spoken English, in addition to the signs.[3] Koko's life and learning process has been described by Patterson and some of her collaborators in a number of books, peer reviewed articles, and on a website.As with other great ape language experiments, the extent to which Koko has mastered and demonstrates these signs was disputed in a study published in 1999.[4] But it is generally accepted that she does not use syntax or grammar, and that her use of language does not exceed that of a young human child.[5][6][7][8][9]Koko was born at the San Francisco Zoo and has lived most of her life in Woodside, California, although a move to a sanctuary on Maui, Hawaii, has been planned since the 1990s.[10] Koko is short for the name Hanabiko (花火子 literally "fireworks child"?) in Japanese, a reference to her date of birth, the Fourth of July. Koko also gained publicity when she reportedly adopted a kitten.[YOUTUBE]EWxCM6llL60[/YOUTUBE][YOUTUBE]I9I_QvEXDv0[/YOUTUBE]</blockquote>

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