Instructors taught her a version of American Sign Language and say she used it to convey thoughts and feelings. The abilities of the gorilla, who also apparently understood some spoken English ...

When Koko's death was announced, many news organisations, including the BBC, wrote headlines such as "Koko: Gorilla who mastered sign language" and "Koko, famed gorilla that learned sign language".

What began as a PhD project to teach a baby gorilla sign language turned into one of the most amazing human-animal relationships. For over 40 years, researcher Penny Patterson has interacted with ...

It starts with a brilliant joke about a gorilla who can use sign language being told that comedian Robin Williams has died ...

The baby gorilla, named Addo, which means "King of the Road" in the African Ga language, continues to thrive under the care of its mother, Pele, the zoo noted in a June statement. "Our teams have ...

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You can hear the wailing from the streets of North London. Tastefully appointed window shutters have been pulled closed.

It’s a staple of popular fiction, but two mathematicians in Australia now say that an age-old maxim is nothing more than ...

Gorilla Mind LLC of Boise, ID, is recalling Rauwolscine Dietary Supplement because of potential Salmonella contamination. According to the details posted online by the Food and Drugs ...

The Sarnia Police Service has made two arrests following an incident at Monday’s Remembrance Day ceremony. The annual ...

Charles, the zoo’s 52-year-old western lowland gorilla patriarch, has been responding well to treatment since displaying symptoms of a “concerning” health issue over the weekend, with the ...

Timothee Chalamet has shared a story that makes clear women in Hollywood aren't the only ones being judged for their physical ...