Koko's Sense of Humor
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- čas přidán 14. 06. 2022
- Koko liked to make jokes. She enjoyed the reaction they would get. In the first clip Penny reads Koko a card that was sent in by some children. They want to know if Koko has a middle name. Koko responds to the question by signing that her middle name is “devil.” Koko could certainly be a little devil at times, expressing her contrarian and mischievous side.
Later, Koko calls Penny a “gorilla,” then Koko rushes off for a game of tickle chase - cause that’s what gorillas do.
Note that only Gorilla Foundation founders Penny and Ron went inside with Koko throughout her life, as they were present with her from the age of 1. All other gorilla caregivers remained outside the mesh and communicated with Koko via sign language and spoken English.
Video Credits: Filmed by Dr. Ronald Cohn, Gorilla Foundation co-founder, 1990 (Koko at age 19). From videos 413 and 426 of the Koko Archive (KokoArc).
Love how she, "ran away" after calling her trainer a gorilla 🦍🤣🤣🤣💖👍
And seemed thrilled that Penny chased...then stopped for the, okay, what now.
One of the funniest stories I ever heard about Koko was from a Ted Talk on "How to spot a liar" with Pamela Meyer. She told of how Koko once ripped a sink from the wall and then blamed it on her kitten.
Must have been a big kitten
Michael did that. I think the Ted talk person got it mixed up.
haha, them kittens are strong.
It was actually a human worker named Kate who was quite slim and unlikely to break the sink by sitting on it. But when asked, "Who broke this sink?" Koko replied, "Kate bad there."
May Koko's message live on, and hope Penny is well.
Whats your middle name,...LIAR
😂😂😂
10:45 am 5 11 2024
She was amazing. And will never be forgotten.
Lol! That 2nd joke got me, I sincerely laughed at that. Koko tricked her into going into the cage, so then she was the gorilla. xD
I miss her
You are not alone with that
"penny.. is a human" RIP Koko u'll always be my number one celeb hehe
How could you turn that down? Koko just made you an "honorary" gorilla, and you just blew it off.
Lol unfortunately the science had to come first. Likely koko is just making a joke but if penny messed up michael or koko's definition of their own species she would never hear the end of it.
When a gorilla has a middle name but I don't 😭
She was so funny and I miss her so much
Your middle name is your fathers name
I miss you, Koko. I keep a photo of you using a remote control while watching TV right next to my TV. Thank you for coming into our world ❤️
I’m glad this Channel is still up and running.
I've been on Koko's mailing list for 20+ years and happily just learned she was on CZcams. May her legacy live on.
There must be a movie made about this relationship 💕
I'd watch that
I've seen a few videos of koko now. 1 of the best I really enjoyed was with Robin Williams. It was so touching as you could see Robin was so at peace . This video had me laughing as you see Koko being so cheeky. So nice and thank you for sharing this moment
Penny: „Penny is a human!“ Koko: „I know. 🤦♀️“
to echo many here, truly miss Koko. she was very special. I am not forgetting her family, Dr Penny and the team. Hope they are doing well. Can't imagine that loss being easy to deal with.
They were so fortunate to have had each other! N Man I would’ve loved to have met koko!! She is reason I’m so obsessed with gorillas I think! Haha. 🦍🦍🦍🦍
Thank you for a new video from koko❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Kindness is always in style. Love is the frequency of immortality. Tune ones mind to kindness and Love.
Amazing to be able to see how smart "KOKO" can be!!!😉💖💖💖
Wait, I thought she conversed only in sign language. Here she is responding to spoken sentences!
My cows respond to spoken sentences
She could only “speak” using sign language. But she could be “spoken” to by signing and verbally.
All animals can communicate.
Very few people can.
It starts with attention and observation.
Animals do it all the time.
People... not so much.
To be able to hear what someone else is saying, one needs to stop talking.
My dog’s named after Koko!
Like from afghanistan to my grand pa koko
I would SO have loved to meet her.
She is so sweet ❤
Koko's reaction after she call her trainer the Gorilla qas like she said " Wayyyy, are you having that! Hahaha"
Always learned alot from koko thanks for everything take care RIP koko you will be missed appreciate you take care. Joe
Koko was awesome, but she couldn't understand English. Her responses were trained behaviors.
Is there any better example of an animal communicating with a human? What a fun job Penny had with Koko.
Theres a famous grey parrot, kanzi the the chimp, bonobos are also being studied. Some dogs also, but they use buttons to play recordings of words. Though there is nothing conclusively saying that any animal has capacity for language
What wonderful sweethearts! Penny you will see her again! Or heavan would not be what it is supposed to be.
loved this.
Dear Koko. We miss her.
Koko was very special.
They are gorgeous, this is the only thing in life that gives me hope.
The population of this absolutely beautiful planet are blind.
The best animal this planet has ever seen bi far 👍
bring back Koko and Penny - two lovely souls
Koko war ein ganz armes Tier, das sein Leben artwidrig als Versuchsobjekt, verbringen musste 😢😢😢
I will miss ❤Koko, I’ve seen her videos and heard her stories since I was little.
What a special animal...cleverer than most people..
💜
We love Koko 🥰
You gorilla! That's a wonderful honour for her, that's acceptance
Human should have said... Yes i am gorilla and laughed Koko would have smiled that her joke was a hit.
So cute
Did Koko ever get outside to climb trees to swing or run flat out in a field? OR was she caged up inside like a science experiment?
Wonderful
lol
That was so perfect
I miss Koko💜💜💜
Lucky and best job ever
The way she asked what her middle name was the 3rd time kinda freaked me out she asked so demanding 😅
gorgeous.
Amazing
Remember when she called Penny a green s_ _ -? I forget why. I just remember Koko’s response.
‘U sista’ she said!
God I can't even imagine what penny musta went through the day Koko passed away
Or what koko must have gone through when she was separated from the rest of her kind,stories of being orphaned not withstanding .
Or what Koko went through when her cats died
What a beautiful woman! And gorilla
Sad she was imprisoned this way , she always wanted little ones of her own and held that grief in her until she passed : (
😄👍🙏🤗💕😘😘😘💖
poor koko. No jungle insight. Nor other apes.
I am sorry
I miss Koko :(
A cousin of mine was a gorilla keeper (?) at the Detroit Metro Zoo for years, the stories he told of their strength was mind blowing. H
this gorilla understood English better than me...
Breaks my heart to see this majestic being locked up in that cage. He should be free in the jungle where he belongs. You guys should be ashamed of yourself.
Isn’t that the koko George was named after? kkrrruuugggeerr !
É um doce ! Uma amor! ❤🥰😇😇😇
Is this communication or just game playing ?
Коко.
❤❤❤
I remember in 1964 aged 4, my grannie and uncle took me to the Edinburgh Zoo, i watched as a Gorilla began eating and chewing some green vegetation, then it started to pick it's nose and eat it, then it's eyes just stared at me, i was frozen stiff with fear and i just could not stop looking at it, then it looked away and walked off. Ever since that day i have been scared of them.
“ you gorilla “
I don’t think koko was truly signing , most of it was mimicking , or she fills in the rest of the sentence with her own words and explanations
Chissà cosa pensa Coco , essendo un essere superiore agli umani di noi poveretti che cerchiamo di capire con la mente ciò che solo il cuore puo' spiegare...
Koko, I think wanted to play "gorilla" with penny.
It took them longer to find the male gorillas that would hide deeper in the jungle. They were so much larger than the females tgat they thought they were a seperate species.
They should e all free
🤗
Sweetie
It was fun to see Robin Williams and Fred Rogers interact with Koko, but there is no way I would have gone in and sat down with a full grown gorilla. They were much braver than me. The same goes for Penny.
lets keep the most intelligent gorrilla to possibly ever exist.. locked up!!!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Where’s the video where Coco calls lady a toilet??
koko has to deal with a blonde, poor koko
I wish I could hang out with a gorilla
koko forgot "kill all humans"
Hilarious, until he rips your face off!
Boy that human sure knows how to ruin a joke. Why on earth wouldn’t she agree with Koko
Feel bad for Koko, she was being talked down to in an annoying baby-voice, plus she lived in a messy prison cell.
She put her in the cage to understand that gorillas (in her mind) wete nothing but a locked up animal...then she stood outside of the cage like a human...saddd 😢
Sorry to say but Koko couldn’t communicate like we thought she could most of the time she would just make random hand signals or repeat sign language and wait for a response. Most of the time trainers would just pull mental gymnastics and think she said something profound or intelligent when in actuality Coco was just trying to get attention or a treat. While I do agree that Coco had some intelligence above gorillas she was not on par with humans in communication or intelligence it was more or less just a publicity stunt to get people to donate to charities meant to save gorillas in the wild and to get people to visit the zoo that she was located in.
Why would you think she was more intelligent than other gorillas?
Ok if you say so
It looks the same but more intellect and humour than Australian Aboriginee, I am convinced the natives in Australia are the missing link between humans and apes - really !
Tja så kan man tænke på hvordan alle de andre dyrs personligheder er vi må lære en gris og trygge på tastatur lad os høre hvor klog bacon endlig er 😮
Can you show him a video of bigfoot see what he says about it
you're a bit late, she died in 2018, age 47
It should be in the trees not being made mental
sad what they did to that animal
Your weird music was an interference with the talking and why did you cut it off. You needed to let more play and not interfere with the sound with that noise you played in it. I couldn’t hear what she said. I want to see Koko and hear Penny.
Koko was meant to leave in a pristine forest with his pairs, where ther is NO HUMANS AT ALL.
That is what CONSERVATION IS ALL ABOUT:
Shrink human number to a size where 70/80% of the earth is free of humans.
That is conservtion & that is ecology.
Nothing else is.
Sad they kidnapped this gorilla and made a fool out of her!