The Move to Stanford

Penny moved Koko from San Francisco Zoo to Stanford, where their communication work began.

Penny moved Koko from San Francisco Zoo to Stanford, where their communication work began in earnest. Here Koko became much more adept at signing, learning many new words and combining them proficiently. These were exciting times, and Koko also had some days of freedom, roaming on a nearby ranch.

AIR DATE 8/2/16

About Koko - The Gorilla Who Talks

In 1971, Penny Patterson, a graduate student at Stanford University, met Koko, a new-born gorilla in San Francisco Zoo. Penny had grown up wanting to communicate with animals and decided to teach Koko sign language in the hope of finally crossing the boundary between animals and humans.

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