Koko, the gorilla whose apparent aptitude for sign language endeared her to fans around the world, died in her sleep on Tuesday morning, according to the Gorilla Foundation, which oversaw her care.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Koko, a beloved gorilla that learned to communicate with humans and then stole their hearts, has died.

(Reuters) - Koko, a western lowland gorilla said to have mastered American Sign Language, has died aged 46, the California institute which studied her said on Thursday. "The Gorilla Foundation is sad ...

Even though she couldn't speak, Hanabiko the gorilla could converse quite fluently, and was more fluent in sign language than the average human. Hanabiko — better known by her nickname Koko — died on ...

Koko, a beloved gorilla that learned to communicate with humans and then stole their hearts, has died. The Gorilla Foundation said the 46-year-old celebrity ape - a western lowland gorilla - died in ...

Koko the gorilla, whose remarkable sign-language ability and motherly attachment to pet cats helped change the world's views about the intelligence of animals and their capacity for empathy, has died ...

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