Thank you for adding to this thread. I love Koko with the lei. i see she is ready for Hawaii.



Thank you for introducing Ndume.

To further the strategy of increasing gorilla populations through captive breeding, a male lowland gorilla, Ndume, joined The Gorilla Foundation/Koko.org in 1991. Born in 1981 and already a father of three, 400-pound Ndume is Koko's intended mate. Ndume is also providing the opportunity for us to discover methods of dealing with aberrant behaviors. This information will benefit all captive gorillas.

Koko selected Ndume from a number of available males

http://www.koko.org/world/ndume.html

Another picture of Koko and favourite pet cat.
Koko was devastated when the cat died, and it took a long time to draw Koko out of depression.

All primates express emotions, but because of her command of sign language, Koko can convey to us feelings that her wild counterparts cannot," explains Dr. Francine (Penny) Patterson, who heads the Gorilla Foundation and has been working with Koko and teaching her sign language since 1972.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/koko/