Koko's 42nd Birthday (July 4, 2013) 

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Andrew Clinton koko was an actor in a fur suit

Hans Wormhat She was a real gorilla That doesn’t look like a costume at all

Coperfield Productions r/woooshhhhhhhh

She's already dead... :(

@@luluorenge N S S.

Koko passed away two years ago

@@luluorenge that's why she said have met

Melanie Nicole meet

im gonna cry

im gonna cry

im gonna cry

@@angelsyndiecabalhug8976 chillax angel

I know. Very sad

she is on heaven now

We could have looked forward to the live of baby KoKo :(

She would have been if left in the forest.

What the fuck, gorilla raising human baby is not good for baby's mental development

@@permafrosty they are not talking about a real human baby lol

No

Me too

Too. 😇

Could you even say that "I'm in love with the Koko"

I like all animals better then people. Humans are stupid. We only make it worse for the other animals on this planet.

LOL, yeah. But you can just tell.

hahaha yeah

Lmfao was thinking the same. Like wtf treat her like a child.

Why would a gorilla be in heaven?

@@RhetoricalMuse because she is more human than most of us

@@RhetoricalMuse why wouldn't she

@@beatrixkiddo1279 ignore the man, he's trying to be as idealistic as possible

​​@@RhetoricalMuse why the fuck would humans go to heaven we cause harm to every kind of animal on the planet

Make a pact with Satan to bring her back

I really miss koko😢

Anna K Because we're human beings with actual emotions. But I guess you don't really understand what emotions are

Same😔😔😔😔💅

@@jonnypballin twit

Robert Arroyo she does

Smart Ass 27 Yes, indeed. She looks sad.....😞

Smart Ass 27 they're teasing her with child life things, she looks sad :( did she ever have children of her own ?

+Melissa Salguero nope, she's gonna die feeling depressed and like a failure because she never had a baby. I'm surprised she's not suicidal.

Melissa Salguero they tried, they let her pick a male to live with but they never mated

That's sad😣

Yes, giving her all this plastic stuff is pretty naf.

Penny Smith hello

Hi Penny, how are you? God bless you...

Ok penny not to be insensitive but give me a couple tries and I can give you as many babies as you need😉

She seems soo lonely, 😢 I think it would a been better if she had a mate, and or was back in the wild. It is a hard decision.

@@user-qw8bw6sy1j i think it was just a case of really bad luck. if i remember correctly they’ve tried to pair her up with males but gorillas are super picky about who they mate with and nobody was interested in koko

@@saucymama yes they tried to Michael, a silverback, but it didnt work out.

@@LillyMunster85 plus I can only imagine the trauma in that, Michael had a bad memory of his childhood and Koko was infantilized. It’s like putting a man who had a horrible childhood with an older woman who acts like a child, they’re just not gonna have a kid. Even when they tried it failed.

where do you know that?

She's very old

I think she did have an amazing family.

The Wandering Knight Hey Now, keep the vibes good in here

@@acepilotxhts613 yes for koko

Her trainer said koko showed mother instincts and techniques with koko's kittens but yeah I agree with you

is she dead?

Long Live└A no but shes over 40 yrs old, I don't think its really poss for her at this point.

Why didn't they let her have a baby?? I know there was this other gorilla they got with who she never mated. Why didn't they try to find another one for her to have a baby with, especially as she always seemed to show the signs that she wanted a baby of her own?

What you mean Koko had kittens

That’s nice to hear.

@@Dan-Martin kind of

What do you suggest they get her? A smartphone. Come on dude.

You didn't get it...

Thats exactly what i thought. I bet she'd rather have real life animal friends instead of dolls.

theprivateer83 well no also gorillas speak with gestures and you can clearly see that she isn't interested in dolls (anymore) she reacted different when she met the kittens for example. In some ways there's a universal language that both human and animals can understand. If you live with animals for a lonh time you know that. And it's just not natural for gorillas to play with dolls they want to have real kids and family and friends and you can kinda see that. especially for gorillas as they are somewhat similar to humans.

Liz Kay I definitely can agree. I think...and this is reaching out there, that when All Ball passed, it was her first time dealing with death(I would assume). As BState Media mentioned, they are truly underestimating her intelligence.

Gangland Chimp So you'd be okay if I took you, kept you in a trailer that you couldn't leave and treated you like a pet? Really? Because most wouldn't.

People like to rant about captivity even though these people probably have a puppy

Stephanie Voltolin As opposed to being out on my own in a dangerous jungle? I'll take the trailer.

+Stephanie Voltolin they don't just keep her in a trailer they have a big field for he but I do here where ya coming from

+Stephanie Voltolin Oh I'd be okay if I was fed, loved and protected from poachers.

Terri Pipher where is ur heaven

U will see her in heaven sweetheart

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I don't think Animals go to heaven.

@@gloriaabigael5880 Nobody does. Heaven is a myth.

Me Too!! LOVE HER!!

why dont they let koko breed????

Breanna Thompson no she understands English just that she can’t speak in English only sign language

She died some years back. Yes, they did a lot to entertain and care for her, but her world was so small and she would have been a great mama.

@@trinistar1930 they did, she had a miscarriage

Koko sadly passed away

Linda Cormier: I know me too. I watched her videos for years knowing she was getting older and dreading the day she died and then when it came I was depressed.

+BatistaR0X You got that right!!!!

True

She’s in heaven

@@samanthasmith4038 animals do no go to heaven or hell.

@@racom_4844 I know it's true but it's so sad that animals have a soul but not an immortal soul... 😭 so they don't go to heaven or hell... 😭😭😭

@@racom_4844 why dont they, we are animals? so do we not go to heaven or hell?

@@racom_4844 Humans are animals but ok

I totally agree...

I can understand what you mean. I think Koko's life would be improved greatly if they could successfully help her have a baby. it's quite clear that her maternal instincts are very strong. the videos with the kittens are a clear example of this. but the work they have done with her is amazing. who knew a gorilla could watch and comprehend movies! even being moved by the sad scenes, that's amazing. I mean how often does someone get to say, "oh that gorilla's favorite movie is Tea With Mussolini?"

she doesn't know a life any different now and was far to old to adapt to a life outside its a terrible shame she could never have a child :'( I know how distressing that can be for women of our own species

Connor Tyler perhaps even more so for her. sadly her lifespan is not as long as our own, and her options are very limited. I'm actually an adopted child myself, so I've always believed that's a wonderful choice for hopeful parents. but that's probably not gonna work out for Koko either. :'-(

drhploveboat If I'm not mistaken, didn't they try pairing her with a few males before?

Actually it is the humans who demonstrate more empathy and kindness. If anything Koko showed less of these traits. She even called humans stupid.

If koko took an animal IQ test she would probably be in 280-490

The difference is only evolution

@@Poloskii it was 89... lol

@@kenansahin1498 in a human IQ test.

@@italianwaffle5592 yeah it was a human IQ test, I dont think she ever took an animal one but thats better than some humans surprisingly

cliff curtis Penny and the Gorilla Foundation have been working on a gorilla sanctuary on Maui for about 20 years now. It has taken a long time to get off the ground. You can Google it.

SWLinPHX Thanks I'll check it out. I lived on Oahu back in the 70s and the Honolulu zoo also had gorillas in a shamefully small enclosure (cage). I'm just bugged by all those multi millionaires and billionaires out there who could do something worthwhile with their money and easily help this among greatest of animals on the planet have an enclosure she deserves. Bill Gates, Donald Trump, Floyd Mayweather, this is a friendly gorilla that is directly communicating with humans using sign language. This world-famous animal is also displaying many emotions very similar to ours. I think we can help her with the sadness one.

cliff curtis Yes, unfortunately though since she has been famous as a "talking gorilla" for 40 years now and many celebrities have met her and love her and they've been fund-raising for decades, my hopes are slim that they will get that Maui sanctuary up and running anytime soon (at least not before poor Koko passes, as she has pretty much reached the maximum lifespan of a gorilla). What's worse, she has no kids to carry on in her name and hasn't even had the joy of taking care of a baby gorilla or other ape (or even held/bonded with one). That's all she's ever wanted and they've known that for years but still, decades later, she live childless in the same trailer she's been in since the 1970s. I can't bear to think she will leave this world without us ever seeing her with a baby or on a sanctuary or something to end a remarkable life. They even decided that no other gorillas will be taught to sign again, so enjoy her while you can because she's one of a kind. : (

SWLinPHX It IS extremely sad and Koko's "owners" should be ashamed. Reminds me of what happened to Flipper the Dolphin. Selfish owners just can't let go of their valuable celebrity wild animals to the point they end up confined in pathetically small enclosures their whole life and dying miserably. Someone could hand me a million for Koko's enclosure and I'd have it completed in six months. A giant caged greenhouse or atrium full of tropical plants and a circulating stream. There'd be misters and humidifiers and even a retractable roof for direct sunlight. Nothing too difficult about it at all. MGM Grande in Las Vegas used to have a lion exhibit. It was taken out and the Lions were retired to a place called "Lion Habitat Ranch". Sounds good doesn't it?... It's only called "Lion Habitat Ranch" because they (quote) "support Lion habitats in Africa" whatever that means.

cliff curtis I agree. What you describe sounds a lot like the Maui preserve. Did you read about the plans? It is very impressive but is still in development it seems.

It should be 'your cousin' treated well

Eddie Wayson There is nothing good about it she’s locked up and treated like a human being...

@@hayalavender9913 not necessarily, they just wanted her to have a good life which she did , she was still treated mostly like a gorilla but just taught her how to communicate

i don’t think so. she got a human diet and got treated like a human child, not a gorilla. this bullshit was gruesome

@@Poloskii it was a fraud. the gorilla couldn’t speak or understand sign language. after koko passed away, all ape language research stopped

LOOOL

she is so cute and sweet

KOKO

+HerpDerpMapleSerp ' ...yeah, like she's saying "Seriously??"

SWLinPHX hahaha i know!

yeah she just look like "come on……plastic?i dont even know where can i use this shit"

yeah she just look like "come on……plastic?i dont even know where can i use this shit."

+HerpDerpMapleSerp ' She loves the babies but obviously knows they are not real! Bet she would like a lorry load of tree trunks for a change?

did koko die?

+ghost noob according to the foundation she just celebrated her 44th birthday, but I read somewhere her species only lives for about 30-35 years. Maybe she's special though.

+Kendra Alen 👍💯

+Kendra Alen me too! i wonder why they didnt give her an orphan baby to raise as her own.

+Kendra Alen in captive shes said to live 45-55 yrs

I was just going to say the same thing!

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She looks really dissapointed, it's hilarious XD

MistiqueLadToby Lol it's hilarious but I kind of frowned at the comment xD

Lol mines the 9

LMAO! And to think, I you To hate that song!

Sophie ,mine is also july,4. im 42 yrs old

Sophie 😂

So do I! I'm 17

just tell us why

true. artificial insemination should have been the way

the only reason is that the research was so selfish. they only thoguht of their results. theydidnt want to detour from their work. they did nt care about kokos real needs...her scientist said it herself that she regretted not letting koko have her own baby and a family of her own....

jessie james where did she say that?

Richard Max i watched a documentary on the national georgraphic channel..Its not on this video.Penny Patterson was even in tears when she said that. SHE WAS obviously very choked up...I felt sad for them both, Koko stays at a facility now with a carer 24 hours. Penny visits her everyday...That was what the documentary said. sad

I know lol she's like wtf?..big deal..I wanna bring her home !😂

maybe she doesn't like being on the 40s

She wants a family, but can't have one for some reason. I know she was rescued but I feel *so* bad for her

TheSameDamnGuy She knows 2000 words in sign and cries when people and pets cry.She is 99 percent the same as us.

@@DimensionDevices Lets face the truth she was stolen.

why can't she get a child?

+Andrei Dominic Reyes watch the full documentary about her

andrei, gorillaz feel stressed when they are the only female in the bunch, in her case she is one female and two males, needs more females to feel less stressed out

+Ace _ it's sad she didn't wanna mate with Michael. But I understand why

+you and i are like my buttcheeks after all the shit that goes between us we always get back together ik

+lindalu22291 koko wants a baby. thats what she wants for her birthday. they keep giving her those stupid ass dolls. she wants a REAL baby. they need to give her an orphan gorilla baby and let her raise it. i think thats what would make her happy.

+lindalu22291 I feel the same way, she communicated more back then, and now, she just looks so depressed.

+Kryptids Don't forget when she was younger she had that youthful hope that she would have a baby and family. Now she is older, tired and more resigned to her fate. Basically, she's given up.

Keep in mind she's elderly in gorilla terms now - elderly humans move and communicate a lot more slowly than they did when they were younger as well

She's an old gorilla, and a lot has happened to her. The death of All-Ball, her kitten, definitely took a toll. Then her friend Michael, another gorilla, died suddenly and unexpectedly, at a fairly young age. And then there was the death of Robin Williams, whom she had befriended. That one's always bothered me a bit, because she'd have been happier never finding out, but as an intelligent being, I also feel like she had the right to be told. And probably the biggest disappointment in her life, she never got to be a mother, hence the gifts of dolls, and possibly the reason she displays a preference for tailless cats. They did try to help her out, but she never took an interest in Michael (rest his soul) or Ndume as potential mates, and now, well, she's old. Can you blame her for having little energy and little drive these days? She's had a long life, and not always the happiest one.

honestly i don't understand why people say she belongs in her natural habitat... i understand that gorilla's are social animals and letting her be around more of her kind would be good but other then that i see nothing wrong with domestication as not only can we learn about them but they can learn from us which can affect their evolution is very interesting ways.

lol, just like Tarzan never wants to go back to human society~ Penny and Koko love each other you don't have to mean to separate them lol, she is treated as a family. Comment down there saying using her life for public gain...well the experiments had over for years and now Penny just publishing some routine reports. Koko is a happy Gorilla for her whole life!~

Jonathan Canfield its not a human !!!!! its wild animal n where wild animal live ?

magda1016 and humans use to live in caves so why not go back to that since its natural? please actually put forward and argument and not just state facts.

magda1016 Bitch Let Her live happy so SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!!

do not say bad thing to Koko

Mohd Syafeeq It's the internet grow up. I also never said anything bad about koko.

Ok i tot u say bad thing

Mohd Syafeeq It's alright

it is because she wants a child

Mine too.

Mine too.

Aw

Yes, she is.

“GIVE ME A FRICKIN BABY” -Koko 2013

Hm

Well, seems quite prophetic, if she was alive Biden may have actually thought of that.

is OLD

Fake mumki enjoyed. Koko is GERL. (Spoke in Gru)

Lol she's so precious

She’s so cute lol

@@christiansaravia7865 yeah r.i.p :/

VtakZ she lives on in all of us I believe, like William Blake said “nothing lasts but nothing is lost”

@@christiansaravia7865 yeah

Frizkoh hahahahhahahah you made my day XD

Lmaooo I was thinking the same thing! !😂

Lol

She probably was thinking that lmao, they might think they're just giving her gifts but it looks like they're mocking her because she doesn't have a baby (which she has signed numerous times that she wants one.)

" where's my food ?! "

yup you can just need to travel to see her i dont remember where but who knows you could be not to far from her

***** Woodside California at the Gorilla Foundation