Koko The Talking Gorilla 

I visited Coco when I was 17. We hired a sign language interpreter just to have a five-minute talk. It was one of the high points of my childhood.

"But man stupid..." You are not wrong Koko, you are not wrong. May she rest in peace.

Poor KoKo! She experienced so many deaths of loved ones. She was compassionate and had a sense of humor. God bless her.

11:55 Poor Michael, telling what happened to his mom broke my heart😭

I can’t believe this video forgot to mention that Koko once broke a sink and then blamed it on All-Ball

"Humans Stupid, reject Humanity, return to Monke and save Earth" - Koko the Gorilla

I remember when Koko died. My heart still breaks for Francine. She dedicated her entire life to Koko, understanding that to have a child would forever come between her and Koko.

people doubting that animals can feel emotions like joy and grief clearly have never had a functioning relation to pets

That main woman teacher grew old with koko. Such determination.

Imagine being the first human to be knowingly insulted by a gorilla Edit: WOW THIS BLEW UP DANG

The fact that Koko named her cat ALL BALL, and understand eye brows rymes with brows has convinced me that Koko is a natural rapper

I cried through this entire video. Poor Michael. Poor All Ball. Sweet koko...

Let's appreciate the teachers of Koko. They teach her for 46 years

Everyone a gangsta until Koko calls you a toilet Thanks For The Likes :)

The part where Koko was describing what happened to her mother made me tear up. Bless Koko and RIP!

Lovely piece on Coco. Sad to hear that her whole life was in captivity, caged for research. She was a big hearted being. Thank you Coco for all the love and wisdom you shared.

I remember KOKO, the day she was told the cat died. She cried all night. She was self aware. In the words of Koko , Nature sees us.

Kokos last message "Koko love man , but man stupid" RIP KOKO ♥️

Koko was an amazing animal, she brought us closer to communicating with animals. I hope we have more animals like her in the future.

"But Man Stupid." 🤣Who knew gorillas could be philosophical comedians.

Koko has better jokes than the person who wrote the jokes in this video.

I cried when I found out Koko passed away. She was such an unique character. The world is less bright without her. Rest in peace Koko.

15:43 Koko mourning to Mr. Robin William death who she met only once. man i cried my eyes out, we humans are nothing compared this beautiful animals.

A few weeks later Dr. Patterson gave Koko a little gray kitten. Koko picked up the kitten very carefully and caressed it gently. When asked what she was going to call it, she signed "All Ball" perhaps she gave it this name because Koko have no tail. Without a tail it look like a ball of fur. koko carried All ball around on her back. The kitten clutch Koko's fur, the way baby gorillas do with their mothers. Koko love to plays with All ball the two became close friend one day All ball was hit by a car died. For days afterward Koko miserable over the loss of her friend. Koko recover her good spirit when Dr. Patterson gave her another kitten to replace All ball.

"Man koko love, but man stupid" -Koko

Koko being a cat lover is one of the best things I've ever learned. So so sad that she had to say goodbye prematurely.

I wasn’t sad when they said koko died. The amount she was able to accomplish and prove was more than a lot of humans. In her 40 years I think she had more of a life than a lot of us. What an awesome story.

Let's never forget Koko. She taught us many things. She is missed. RIP Koko

"Koko's IQ is 85, average humans is 100 this makes her more smarter than most people in Florida" 😂😂😂

I bet Koko would know how to put the mask over her nose.

What a super sweet soul Koko is. Such a sweetheart, wish I could’ve met her. ❤❤❤

it would be amazing if koko had a bunch of baby gorillas and was able to teach them all sign language so there would be a lot of gorillas knowing sign language

No animal is stupid. They all speak their own language. Its not their fault we don't understand them. Every animal understands feelings and body language. Its truly amazing Koko learned sign language and was able to express feelings. She always had those feelings just no way to explain them to people. Love is what did this patience love and the heart will always speak.

Girl: my baby died.. Chimpanzee: *sad, anyways*

What Koko and Micheal taught the world is that in reality humans really are stupid!!! Koko wasn’t wrong RIP precious ones

I watched that girl grow up. Tho Michael was a sweetie, sad for his loss, loosing Koko was like loosing a member of my family. I've had many animals, I've a dog still @ 76, & I wish people would realize that they aren't just an 'animal'.....they would do quite well on this planet without us humans. I doubt we could do well without them.....obviously we haven't taken proper care of earth. Yet, animals, without our interference, did just fine b4 we came along. We've much to learn from animals, not just about them. HUGS2U ❤️

Michaels story of his mother broke my heart, he remembers exactly what happened how tragic :(

She learned how to communicate at such young age And it took me 5 years to actually talk (Yes indeed, this comment is really deep, If you cant get it, it means MONKE IS VERY SUPERIOR)

Man I love this gorilla. Ever since I was a kid, I loved primates. Props to Francine Patterson for teaching this amazing gorilla to communicate. It’s awesome to see animals that have common ancestors to us behave so human-like. It really shakes up my perception of consciousness and animal intelligence

The fact that Koko could tell the lady about her mother dying , just shows how intelligent she really was .

Penny's patience and perseverance in training Koko is out of this world.

Just imagine the pain of not being able to cry and losing your pet and friend

I really really wanted to see how she would raise her babies. If they were successful deliveries I would've refrained from teaching the baby ASL at first to see if Koko was capable of passing on her vocabulary to her young. Also, just studying how the baby developes the language on his own would be an amazing study. Eventually we can find a way to teach today's wild apes to communicate with not just humans but with each other and maybe it will give them a boost in evolution.

As a hearing individual who speaks American Sign Language, I personally wish I could have had a chat with Koko. I feel like it would have been a wonderful experience.

Koko was a hero among hero’s. Robin William had a very happy look about him. Koko knew robin had sadness in him. Keep these themes coming

11:57 : Michael telling the story of her mother brutally dying The backround music: happy children songs

I remember Koko. Video of her won the hearts of anyone who saw them. The fact that she wanted a pet of her own to love says everything.

I always wanted to meet Koko and she made me smile so much, I cried so much when I found out she passed away. Rest in peace Koko, I hope my cat (Loki) is keeping you good company.❤

So no one is going to talk abt how he called Africa a country

awww

I just want everyone to know there is a terrible zoo called "Asahiyama zoo" in Asahikawa, Hokkaido. A 3 month old chimp cub died last month due to compression caused by rough handling by a male chimp in the herd. The zoo watchers even gave them the warning that the cub would be killed if they did nothing to change the environment. But, they ignored it and the cub was dead. The zoo did not even bother to give him/her a name. The same incident happened 4 years ago at the same zoo, and a 3 month old chimp named Nicole died due to a skull collapse. They even noticed abusive behavior toward the cub by the male chimp but did nothing. They repeated the same tragedy 4 years later. They have no proper inhabitants or skills to handle chimps. Hokkaido is too cold for chimps to live in, and they are kept indoors in small spaces for long periods of time.

I find it sad, that we think we are the only smart one, the only one that feels, thinks, knows, predicts, cares, mourns, loves and protects, when you get past yourself you honestly find the real you x

Robin Williams playing with Koko a giant gorilla is the most wholesome thing I’ve ever seen. I hope that wherever they are they can see one another. Also this looks like it was filmed on the set of trailer park boys.

I wish she had that baby so we could carry this on and eventually introduce some more rescues and really understand them

I remember Koko on a documentary while she was still alive. I was blown away by her intelligence, especially her plea to the world about the damage man has done to the planet. Thank you for the reminder! It's such a shame that big business didn't take any notice of her plea. If they're not going to listen to their fellow human beings, they're not going to listen to a representative from the animal kingdom. Very sad indeed. R.I.P. koko & Mike. M.F.McCorriston U.K 🍀🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🍀

Poor Koko, wish she had finally got the baby she so wished to care for.

I remember hearing Koko passed. How sad, but blessed we were to have her. She taught humans how to be human. And Michael describing how he watched his mother butchered, ouch!! Ppl can be EVIL!

That was an amazing story, goes to show how animals are more intelligent than we think x

Koko was definitely smart and construed the words she was signing but could also improvise and make words for us to understand her. Crazy Mike was younger but Koko out lived him by alot.

How can anyone possibly doubt that animals can NOT understand, feel, or communicate???? Every person who has ever had 1 hour with a dog, or watched other animals react or play with one another should have all the proof they need!!! When animals have offspring, it's very clear. There are NO doubts in my mind. The biggest hurdle is our understanding!! Maybe our brains and our basic understandings aren't as great as we'd like to believe. Koko could only communicate what she was taught. That's not her fault. I think it would've been more beneficial to teach her or allow her to share time with someone who was unable to hear. It may have closed the gap in Kokos sign. That would've provided a more rounded education of sign language, verses just teaching objects or singular words. Our faults are not theirs. Why didn't humans learn to understand gorilla communications?? Because humanity wants anything and everything to conform to them, that's what their value and intelligence is based upon. Honestly that's quite sad. Give credit where credit is due. We may never truly understand the intelligence, the complexity, and the true value these, "animals" are capable of, provide, or already contain. "Man is Stupid!!" Regrettably only getting worse with time, I fear. 😢 We need to learn from Nature, from these, "animals" and improve ourselves individually and as a whole. Humanity is destroying this Earth and all her Magnificence, for every living organism. We are spoiling and rotting every molecule we make contact with. It's sickening! I pray by some miracle it isn't too late and we make drastic advances to stop and correct these atrocities immediately! Stop poisoning the water, soil, and air!!! It's not, "Ours" to destroy!!! Who are WE in the vastness of: the Earth!? Throughout Time!? Who are we, rotting flesh On this undistinguishable rock within infinite Space!? Why should we have the authority to destroy anything, anywhere? And pollute space as well!? Realty check. We need to bring our ego down a few pegs and hold ourselves accountable for the plague, disease, destruction we breed. We need to once again be in harmony with the world and our environment as best we can!! It's the ONLY way to proceed. For humanity's future, for Earth's sake and everyone that calls this vast, yet tiny world home. 💞🌎🌍🌏🌌⏳💞

“Since I've been spending my time in nature with animals I found out that, we are the wild savages and they are the ones who are actually civilized.” ~Jim Carrey

I use to feel like a clown everytime I saw kids younger than me being talented and smart. Now I feel even more clownish that koko is smarter than me.

"One small step for apes, and one giant leap for ape kind." 😂

12:25 bro called Africa a COUNTRY…

The fact that she could show emotions and Michael remembered his moms death means that they are closer to humans and like humans animals too deserve to live and not killed

One thing I learned in this video was that Michael and Koko could paint. The fact that Michael CHOSE the black and white paint to create a picture of Apple the dog blows my mind. Truly amazing.

That Florida comment came out of no where, Jesus! Just remember Florida was the freeest place in the world during Covid. Remember that.

I don't doubt Koko at all she knew everything and she learnt to express a lot ❤

It's quite clear, I did not waste these 24mins of my life. This video was really educational and eye opening. I can't look the world the same as I used to.

For me, there is no doubt that animals have emotions. They know love and grief. I had two cats, Toby and Teddy, that were brothers and it seemed to me that they loved each other, always curling up together, sleeping together and licking each others heads, playing, etc. When Toby died I put him in a box and covered him with a towel before burying him. I wanted Teddy to know his brother had died so he would not wonder and look for him later, so I put him by Toby's box. Teddy sniffed a bit, then climbed into the box and laid on top of his dead brother while he made weak, coarse meows for an hour. It was an eerie sound I had never heard before. When I couldn't take it any more I went to take Teddy out of the box. He hissed at me. In 19 years Teddy had never once hissed, even when I gave him a bath or he got shots at the vet. I cried because I knew the meows and hissing were Teddies cries for his brother. I cried more for Teddy's loss than I did for my own. He eventually came to sit in my lap, and was especially insistent on hugs, and excessively licked my face and hands. He did not eat for two days. He would sometimes sit very still and make those same eerie sounds before going to sleep. If that is not grief, I don't know what is. Eventually Teddy returned to being himself. He died two years later and was buried next to his brother Toby, separated only by a bag of cat treats and a fuzzy mouse.

As a dude who grew up in florida, I can definitely confirm Koko is smarter than half the people here

Koko had a lot of empathy too, gorillas are very empathetic, more than humans

I’ve heard Koko once broke a sink and blamed it on her kitten! 😂

Animals are not that dumb, I talk to my pets all the time and in their own way they talk too. This is just an example that they can learn foreign languages too. That last part made me cry.

I knew about koko and I was very sad getting told she had died these people and koko showed us all how gentle these beast's can be and how intelligent they really are,she was an inspiration to us all 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Koko: I can speak to humans Person: so are you able to get a job? Koko: *ooo ooo aaa aaa*

Koko played a joke on her trainer, calling a white towel "red". When the trainer asked Koko to show her the red, she pointed to small red piece of lint!!

This is awesome. Could you imagine if Koko was able to birth children and SHE would be able to teach them how to sign? Then so on and so on creating specific dialects.

That sweet animal was smarter than most of the Z generation.😂

This is an important lesson and revelation to any animal lover. Anybody who has owned and loved a dog can testify that humans are not the only animal to feel and show complex emotion. One of my dogs could tell if I was sad and depressed even if I was doing my best to pretend otherwise.

Koko:gets a kitten and calls it all ball Me: awwww Kitten:tragedy Koko:signs sad emotions Me: *actualy crying because a gorrila showed more emotions than some people i know*

It'd probably be a good thing if we taught more gorillas among other apes how to talk to us, that way they could communicate to us their thoughts and feelings, as well as, over time, get the general population to think of them more highly.

Koko was a scam. Patterson only would release heavily edited movies about her interactions with Koko but never released any peer review studies or raw data. She had the same concept of language that a dog does when you as it if it wants a "piddle". The dog has no true concept of the word but when it hears that sound it has learned the door will open and it can go outside.

In 21:04 the monkey literally painted a dog Colors and if you see carefully it’s a dog hence the same apple chase

I'm in love with the Koko 😂

I feel like if koko had a child, the child would have a chance to be smarter than koko herself

The short term memory of a gorilla is something almost unbelievable. They can almost photographically remember complex patterns at just a glance. Absolutely amazing.

Robin Williams and Coco make both you and that beautiful gorilla rest in peace

In these 24 minutes I’ve come to love Koko and legit cried when you said she died

In response to the question about her recognizing Robin Williams, I believe she did. Koko is one of the few animals to pass the mirror test . The mirror test, for those who don't know, is a test to see if an animal can recognize their reflection and since she knows what a picture it I believe it is fair to say that she recognized Robin on the movie cover.

How did koko the concept of death and know sadness and crying comes with it? This is mind blowing.

Robin Williams' account on his "Live on Broadway" special of when he met koko is hysterical

Just the fact that Koko knew to hide under the cover and the fact that they were playing hide and seek in the first place is already so amazing

my cat basically went into the neighbors who also had a cat’s house and manage to find where the cat food was based on where the cat food in my house was.

Koko has shown us that we are animals with emotions ❤ Love gorillas...🦍Especially, Koko ❤

Anyone who thinks apes are stupid should read his book. This was NOT a stupid ape, by any stretch.

Imagine being the child of Koko's owner and loving Koko for the rest of your life coz u were born with her. And u loved gorillas. Bruh

Rip Koko and Mike. Beautiful smart loving souls. I'm sure Koko and Robin Williams (and Mike) have revisited in heaven. ❤🐵

I can't imagine the pain she must have been through when she lost her cat :(

As we grow up and hear our family members talking we learn to communicate. So I believe she could understand. R.I.P too Koko, Betty white and Robin. I wish she could of had a baby, she was so gentle and loving. They do have like 98% DNA as us so it’s really not hard to believe.