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КОМЕНТАРІ • 6 тис.

  • @jorynickila7760
    @jorynickila7760 3 роки тому +7576

    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.

    • @georgekurgansky5986
      @georgekurgansky5986 3 роки тому +421

      17 years old isn't a child haha

    • @Rommy456
      @Rommy456 3 роки тому +73

      @@georgekurgansky5986 ikr lol

    • @john-od3yb
      @john-od3yb 3 роки тому +132

      Its koko not coco

    • @j800r_aswell
      @j800r_aswell 3 роки тому +618

      @@georgekurgansky5986 You must be 17 or younger...
      It's certainly not adulthood so what would you call it? In fact, in many cases 18 isn't adulthood either and neither is 21. Adulthood is attained through life experience and occurs at different times for different people. For example, I wouldn't consider myself having attained adulthood until I moved out on my own at age 22. I certainly wasn't an adult at 17 and therefore was pretty much a child.

    • @samuraiboi2735
      @samuraiboi2735 3 роки тому +63

      @@j800r_aswell umm it's already considered a teen lmao

  • @_Ozvald_
    @_Ozvald_ 3 роки тому +7410

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

    • @gandmyt734
      @gandmyt734 3 роки тому +123

      Well said.

    • @lovelyc1525
      @lovelyc1525 3 роки тому +123

      We have a responsibility to all life forms. We are the keepers of this beautiful planet and all life on earth. It's sad we are in such a rush to destroy it.

    • @_Ozvald_
      @_Ozvald_ 3 роки тому +32

      @@lovelyc1525 Sad but true

    • @raphagafloresol7069
      @raphagafloresol7069 3 роки тому +41

      We were the ugly hairless apes that got kicked out of trees and started walking up right to optimize hunting for food.

    • @saimonowdluk5452
      @saimonowdluk5452 3 роки тому +9

      I am your 420th like SwiftY-KD

  • @akunformalitas
    @akunformalitas 2 роки тому +407

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

    • @youtubesucks1821
      @youtubesucks1821 4 місяці тому +4

      Well, she probably had a lot of fun doing it, not much patience is needed when you're enjoying it

    • @Sasseater
      @Sasseater 4 місяці тому +4

      ​@@youtubesucks1821also you know, the whole being paid thing. As well as academic respect.

    • @youtubesucks1821
      @youtubesucks1821 4 місяці тому

      @@Sasseater I don't care how much money you give me, I'm not getting in a cage with a Gorilla. Sure she was probably paid, but it's very ignorant to assume that's why she did it

    • @vic5030
      @vic5030 4 місяці тому +4

      ​@youtubesucks1821 facts like people really think EVERYONE is miserable at their job or career etc like hello some people genuinely love what they do and have fun with it lol

    • @juanio7036
      @juanio7036 Місяць тому +2

      @@Sasseateryes, koko became her life. So it was more than pay

  • @sylviastreet
    @sylviastreet Рік тому +136

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

  • @senkobread1215
    @senkobread1215 3 роки тому +5521

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

    • @Blackhole_T618
      @Blackhole_T618 3 роки тому +228

      No she said “you toilet” and that’s worse

    • @Kast3rr
      @Kast3rr 3 роки тому +40

      @@Blackhole_T618 true.

    • @wwspd7105
      @wwspd7105 3 роки тому +27

      Fix earth

    • @JC_Stone
      @JC_Stone 3 роки тому +62

      CHANGE DA WORLD, MY FINAL MESSAGE. GOODBYE.

    • @kaizow_
      @kaizow_ 3 роки тому +28

      @@JC_Stone thats close to koko’s last message to humanity

  • @Silver-Man
    @Silver-Man 3 роки тому +3607

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

    • @namehere2986
      @namehere2986 3 роки тому +317

      that is the sweetest thing ive ever heard

    • @AustinPrice184
      @AustinPrice184 3 роки тому +425

      or that she specifically asked to meet mr roger while watching his show and when she met him she kept singing "love"

    • @thin_and_runny
      @thin_and_runny 3 роки тому +43

      Haha yes

    • @generalartist420
      @generalartist420 3 роки тому +172

      All-Ball just sitting their like, "wtf?"

    • @amysturgis9327
      @amysturgis9327 3 роки тому +32

      Omg, I've never heard that 😆🤣🤣

  • @Varun_79
    @Varun_79 Рік тому +147

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

    • @Varun_79
      @Varun_79 2 місяці тому +4

      ​@@adityathakur7447 There's Koko & Michael both Gorilla's are featured in this..

    • @Varun_79
      @Varun_79 2 місяці тому

      ​​@@adityathakur7447 11:47 watch here it's Micheal's story

  • @Sassyglbeauty
    @Sassyglbeauty Рік тому +45

    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.

    • @everylastinchofmescoveredw5629
      @everylastinchofmescoveredw5629 4 місяці тому

      Every dumbass on earth can have its own fuckstain, but how many can be proud of such revolutionary research in interspecies communication?

  • @kratosgamming5867
    @kratosgamming5867 3 роки тому +4943

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

    • @core1986
      @core1986 3 роки тому +132

      life commitment

    • @leegonzalez4644
      @leegonzalez4644 3 роки тому +47

      That’s 46 years of her natural life in the jungle lost. Stop making up fake diagnoses for research .

    • @rooftopgaming5989
      @rooftopgaming5989 3 роки тому +266

      @@leegonzalez4644 chill

    • @kylekid10
      @kylekid10 3 роки тому +292

      @@leegonzalez4644 46 years assuming she would have lived that long exposed to nature. By that logic she could have easily been poached before reaching that age. She seemed happy and helped a lot with bringing up gorilla awareness.

    • @midnightorchid9731
      @midnightorchid9731 3 роки тому +27

      Being in "class" for 8.5 hours a day is no way for a gorilla to live. It is not natural and only done to fulfill the sick curiosity of humans. I do not appreciate that at all.

  • @dunkyfunky9478
    @dunkyfunky9478 3 роки тому +2859

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

    • @borntodoit8744
      @borntodoit8744 3 роки тому +138

      Imagine being the first ape to call a human stupid?
      Finally we got the message without waiting for ET to tell us we are indeed stupid.

    • @draculicacid6927
      @draculicacid6927 3 роки тому +23

      Thats quite an accomplishment

    • @Lemon7reeProductions
      @Lemon7reeProductions 3 роки тому +12

      @@doctorgreat627 thats why human stupid 🙄

    • @doctorgreat627
      @doctorgreat627 3 роки тому +5

      @@Lemon7reeProductions what! I did not get it

    • @Lemon7reeProductions
      @Lemon7reeProductions 3 роки тому +8

      @@doctorgreat627 🙂

  • @kujojotarostandoceanman2641
    @kujojotarostandoceanman2641 Рік тому +18

    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

  • @Varun_79
    @Varun_79 Рік тому +43

    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.

  • @MrPotatoPants326
    @MrPotatoPants326 3 роки тому +1021

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

    • @mwccpark
      @mwccpark 3 роки тому +48

      She's beautiful

    • @xtho7999
      @xtho7999 3 роки тому +79

      Not main woman, god damn Dr. Francine "Penny" Patterson. A legend

  • @rajvardhanmore3687
    @rajvardhanmore3687 3 роки тому +2590

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

  • @jennifera4350
    @jennifera4350 Рік тому +330

    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.

    • @Jane-Doe.1126
      @Jane-Doe.1126 Рік тому +8

      Koko with a k

    • @edwardmcintyre3708
      @edwardmcintyre3708 Рік тому

      But in the wild a human probably would have shot and killed her. So in my eyes she had a happy and safe life.

    • @jennifera4350
      @jennifera4350 Рік тому +5

      @@edwardmcintyre3708 So if this were you, likely to die in a car accident, you would prefer living in a cage for your whole life? Mostly without other humans? Your idea of a happy and safe life?
      Really it is much kinder and more ethical to study unobtrusively, in nature, and work in the community to educate and protect like Jane Goodall.

    • @edwardmcintyre3708
      @edwardmcintyre3708 Рік тому

      @@jennifera4350 you must be a Karen. I bet you support P.E.T.A. People Eat Tiny Animals. Is that what P.E.T.A means? You Karen.

    • @jennifera4350
      @jennifera4350 Рік тому +1

      @@edwardmcintyre3708 Clearly you have less compassion and much less intelligence than the gorilla Koko!

  • @ErinJeanette
    @ErinJeanette 10 місяців тому +52

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

  • @metenidii
    @metenidii 3 роки тому +1997

    "Man koko love, but man stupid"
    -Koko

    • @jackdcg7373
      @jackdcg7373 3 роки тому +26

      Yes

    • @jessedover6175
      @jessedover6175 3 роки тому +36

      So very true.

    • @darkgolden7069
      @darkgolden7069 3 роки тому +47

      Yeah, Koko love nature, Koko love man and man stupid.
      Yeah man destroy nature.

    • @angelicarivera4932
      @angelicarivera4932 3 роки тому +19

      well she's not wrong.

    • @gigachadskeleton8368
      @gigachadskeleton8368 3 роки тому +5

      My family (I was kinda in it) taught my dog to say 4 words and those words were “I love you to” but she didn’t do sign language she used the words while howling she could only use those words while my family were acting like husky’s it sounded like “I LOVE you!” But the dog said “I LOVE YOU TO...~” she treated me like a son She is the best!

  • @necroeasy593
    @necroeasy593 3 роки тому +1013

    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.

    • @ZenitsuKunn
      @ZenitsuKunn 3 роки тому +5

      Aww

    • @user-jo7gu1vp6x
      @user-jo7gu1vp6x 3 роки тому +3

      But, She can’t cry. She wasn’t able to

    • @necroeasy593
      @necroeasy593 3 роки тому +63

      @@user-jo7gu1vp6x yeah they can't cry tears but she cry like a dog does, with her mouth. 👍

    • @FumanyuX
      @FumanyuX 3 роки тому +2

      How they cried

    • @rshelburg
      @rshelburg 3 роки тому +7

      Nature sees us and will correct the cancer of us.

  • @jc_malone8217
    @jc_malone8217 Рік тому +237

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

  • @coffeepie
    @coffeepie Рік тому +13

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

  • @kingcheetah6495
    @kingcheetah6495 3 роки тому +12615

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

  • @voqp
    @voqp 3 роки тому +4440

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

    • @theoriginal1sk118
      @theoriginal1sk118 3 роки тому +47

      True chiz though

    • @averagemonke4428
      @averagemonke4428 3 роки тому +75

      The neigh one kinda made me crack a smile sounded exactly like something my dad would say

    • @daviceconelo5275
      @daviceconelo5275 3 роки тому +66

      And the writer still has the terrible taste to joke (and put happy music) while Michael explained his mother gruesome and brutal death.

    • @Hammox
      @Hammox 3 роки тому +27

      Agreed.... at some point it was just like- stop man, it’s not funny

    • @obiwankenobi661
      @obiwankenobi661 3 роки тому +44

      the one about florida wasnt a joke

  • @LadyCoyKoi
    @LadyCoyKoi 2 роки тому +24

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

  • @Leopard164
    @Leopard164 2 місяці тому +15

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

  • @jrmckim
    @jrmckim 3 роки тому +2632

    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.

    • @borntodoit8744
      @borntodoit8744 3 роки тому +35

      She is only the first....
      I bet more apes are learning to communicate especially now with computers, tablets and AI
      which have benefits (a supreme ability to be patient and ability to understand subtle nuisance expressed).
      Yes once Apes learn to Google SEARCH....we could see even more amazing extensions of intelligent behaviour.

    • @wajeehrizvi
      @wajeehrizvi 3 роки тому +15

      RIP

    • @thismahid1652
      @thismahid1652 3 роки тому +8

      Same

    • @idcman6692
      @idcman6692 3 роки тому +12

      R.I.P koko we love you

    • @zacharymabb4873
      @zacharymabb4873 3 роки тому +31

      Do not mourn. Though her body is long since dead, her spirit lives on in our memories, immortalized by the greatness of her accomplishments!

  • @billygowhoop
    @billygowhoop 3 роки тому +1077

    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.

    • @xoxo62477
      @xoxo62477 2 роки тому +32

      I think she had a pretty average life span for a gorilla. I'm no expert, but I think they live to be about 40 or 50?

    • @laurenmastroviti6543
      @laurenmastroviti6543 2 роки тому +32

      @@xoxo62477 I'm quite sure his comment was referring to the cat's premature death not Koko's....

    • @laurenmastroviti6543
      @laurenmastroviti6543 2 роки тому +3

      Yes, very sad... 😢

    • @douglasgriffiths3534
      @douglasgriffiths3534 Рік тому +9

      All Ball should not have been let outside. (Jan Griffiths).

    • @sadiasusan949
      @sadiasusan949 Рік тому +4

      Also I read the same book Kokos Kitten at school last friday

  • @marlolotreecksofhomescholi3422
    @marlolotreecksofhomescholi3422 Рік тому +133

    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.

    • @hosannahosanna2719
      @hosannahosanna2719 Рік тому +16

      That cat story sounds like a cruel and u unusual study... all ball was taken away or killed by these scientists to study her emotional tendencies and intellectual awareness

    • @holyjolias3229
      @holyjolias3229 Рік тому +12

      @@hosannahosanna2719 yep, despite how they try to advertise this as a pure story of an exceptionally human like gorilla, there's a reason she is the way she is and it's because of them fucking with her like that. essentially FORCING them to evolve emotionally.

    • @kujojotarostandoceanman2641
      @kujojotarostandoceanman2641 Рік тому +1

      ALL-BALL is such a metal nane

    • @tinydancer7426
      @tinydancer7426 Рік тому +5

      @@hosannahosanna2719 All Ball was run over by a car.

    • @auxmike718
      @auxmike718 Рік тому +15

      If the kitten was part of the program, how did it end up outside unattended to be hit by a car?
      Something doesn’t add up…

  • @liamleonard9120
    @liamleonard9120 2 роки тому +29

    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.

  • @theobsidiansimp8626
    @theobsidiansimp8626 3 роки тому +5242

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

  • @85superchris
    @85superchris 3 роки тому +833

    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.

    • @amadomasr
      @amadomasr 3 роки тому +27

      No, man stupid

    • @theallseeingeye9388
      @theallseeingeye9388 3 роки тому +11

      @@amadomasr man,big,stupid.

    • @radexyz-fx8ix
      @radexyz-fx8ix 3 роки тому +5

      You clearly never hunted deer or had pet lizards

    • @totidabear5245
      @totidabear5245 3 роки тому +5

      Not language but communicate

    • @timarahjettaugustine6028
      @timarahjettaugustine6028 3 роки тому +13

      @@radexyz-fx8ix they are sentient beings, even if you don’t understand what they express. I’ve been with both of those animals and they shouldn’t be seen any differently

  • @lauriemagdefrau2091
    @lauriemagdefrau2091 Рік тому +17

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

  • @Mr.EmeraldTheGreen
    @Mr.EmeraldTheGreen Рік тому +13

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

  • @rogerrabbit5189
    @rogerrabbit5189 3 роки тому +5194

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

    • @rabeyaakter6161
      @rabeyaakter6161 3 роки тому +156

      Lol I laughed so much lol

    • @_Circus_Clapped_
      @_Circus_Clapped_ 3 роки тому +154

      actually smarter than my coworkers in california
      my coworkers have lower IQ than koko, in fact if california didn't lie about their actual average IQ a vegetable can beat them outright.

    • @vishalkumar00763
      @vishalkumar00763 3 роки тому +34

      After hearing this I came here😂😂

    • @funnyvalentine77
      @funnyvalentine77 3 роки тому +14

      Or Mexico🇲🇽??

    • @bilgitz1900
      @bilgitz1900 3 роки тому +47

      She is smarter than Justin Bieber

  • @johnjake1273
    @johnjake1273 3 роки тому +744

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

    • @dolandutroomp
      @dolandutroomp 3 роки тому +33

      @BaNiQueen *babies

    • @kellyortiz367
      @kellyortiz367 3 роки тому +5

      Friends* Michael & Robin Williams

    • @aydendemery478
      @aydendemery478 3 роки тому

      1q

    • @Likexner
      @Likexner 3 роки тому +11

      But she doesnt need to cry because gorillas just dont do that, so it shouldnt be a problem for her that she cant cry.

  • @MsJinnyb
    @MsJinnyb 11 місяців тому +8

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

  • @benjiebenjamin7810
    @benjiebenjamin7810 Рік тому +17

    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 ❤️

    • @EffieG-ez9tf
      @EffieG-ez9tf 6 місяців тому +3

      Many of us seem to forget that people are ‘animals’, too. Our existence is just more complicated with modern creations, but our raw, simple emotions aren’t any more sophisticated than other animals. Yes, we have complicated lives with work and entertainment, but don’t the so-called ‘lower’ animals lead complicated lives, too? Every day they must struggle for survival, hunt for their food, protect their young, build nests to shelter in, and imagine how critical every single choice is that they make. Surely it is miraculous that these other animals continue to survive despite our ‘intervention’ in their world, not because of it. The purity of their existence is enviable in many ways, and their intelligence is staggering.

    • @benjiebenjamin7810
      @benjiebenjamin7810 6 місяців тому +1

      @@EffieG-ez9tf very well said ❤️!

  • @Yanojang
    @Yanojang 3 роки тому +982

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

    • @untypical-e1564
      @untypical-e1564 3 роки тому +98

      *give hug. NOW*

    • @Zefpyhr
      @Zefpyhr 3 роки тому +7

      Plot twist he.was happy

    • @Vxllain
      @Vxllain 3 роки тому +4

      @@Zefpyhr Koko was a girl

    • @clashoclan3371
      @clashoclan3371 3 роки тому

      @@Vxllain
      Yep, she *was*, now he *is* a boy.

    • @afk1225
      @afk1225 3 роки тому

      @@clashoclan3371
      What?
      Im confuse????
      English is not my first language so sorry

  • @yuyulliz
    @yuyulliz 3 роки тому +884

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

    • @crystalidentity
      @crystalidentity 2 роки тому +69

      I couldn't stop crying from that one, OMG . . . ! ! ! 😭 We call animals 'beasts', but it is we humans who are truly barbaric - to one another, to the animals, and to our environment.

    • @eazypeazy33
      @eazypeazy33 2 роки тому +13

      It’s too sad...

    • @annaverano5843
      @annaverano5843 2 роки тому +39

      Mich!els story made me hate poachers even more .. they are some of the worse cold blooded monsters in the world .. to bad Michael wasn't able to get his revenge on them .. i hope there is at least a special place waiting for them in hell .. R.I.P Michael you are truly missed on earth and i know you are getting all your mothers hugs in heaven now and from your best friend koko too .. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭❤

    • @katherinecampbell4398
      @katherinecampbell4398 2 роки тому +14

      His story is so sad. That he could remember what happened to his mother and describe it is incredible, very sad that we as an intelligent species is still capable of such cruelty not only to other animals but to our own species as well. We still haven't learned from our past mistakes and judging from how we are going so far this year we aren't going to any time soon.

    • @Dugzai
      @Dugzai Рік тому +9

      That's why the most dangerous beings in this planet is not some creatures or animals but humans

  • @ApexRoyals
    @ApexRoyals 2 роки тому +37

    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.

    • @shanequaaustin8908
      @shanequaaustin8908 7 місяців тому

      Cleaver

    • @DarinReese-wp2cm
      @DarinReese-wp2cm 6 місяців тому

      Funny that you should say this, because I was actually thinking the exact same thing. I’m surprised that they haven’t selected another ape and tried doing just this.

  • @mayaboni8182
    @mayaboni8182 2 роки тому +7

    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

  • @lianefehrle9921
    @lianefehrle9921 3 роки тому +342

    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

    • @MusicLoverMN
      @MusicLoverMN 3 роки тому +8

      I know I think that’s amazing

    • @rufusdusol9453
      @rufusdusol9453 Рік тому +1

      We don't know if Koko knew Robin Williams was sad us humans didn't even know.

  • @LaazrGaming
    @LaazrGaming 3 роки тому +735

    awww

  • @FloridaSalon
    @FloridaSalon Рік тому +3

    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.

  • @Allyourbase1990
    @Allyourbase1990 Рік тому +3

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

    • @forestghost7
      @forestghost7 Рік тому +4

      that was her mate Michael, not Koko ... and he died way too early age 27 from heart failure 😢

  • @HendreLabuschagne
    @HendreLabuschagne 3 роки тому +349

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

  • @thatwolfinyourbackyard6011
    @thatwolfinyourbackyard6011 3 роки тому +795

    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)

  • @creeperminecraft294
    @creeperminecraft294 Рік тому +3

    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

    • @forestghost7
      @forestghost7 11 місяців тому

      saddest thing was that after finally getting pregnant she miscarried 😢. I know Koko's story, she wanted kids soo bad

  • @HeyInternetErichere
    @HeyInternetErichere Рік тому

    Koko has always been fascinating to me. I've been watching the Planet of the Apes trilogy with my 10 year old daughter and she didn't think apes could really use sign language to communicate. So I searched for Koko and showed her this video. She was amazing! Thanks for making this.

    • @ThePokeFrog
      @ThePokeFrog Місяць тому +1

      same! no one else is on about planet of the apes relating to this 😂

  • @christianlualhati9659
    @christianlualhati9659 3 роки тому +518

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

    • @steakzy9302
      @steakzy9302 3 роки тому +17

      Squash meat gorilla

    • @zuh1g
      @zuh1g 3 роки тому +10

      @@steakzy9302 mouth tooth

    • @G3nderbee
      @G3nderbee 3 роки тому

      Why doe?

    • @fuum2258
      @fuum2258 3 роки тому +1

      “La, la, la, la, la.. she’s dead..”

    • @zacharymabb4873
      @zacharymabb4873 3 роки тому +2

      @@zuh1g cry sharp noise loud

  • @imiss-bh4xe
    @imiss-bh4xe 3 роки тому +705

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

    • @Stvr_grrl
      @Stvr_grrl 3 роки тому +58

      Its the fact I didn’t realize till I saw your comment for me 💀

    • @fabuma
      @fabuma 3 роки тому +4

      Do you miss 2020?

    • @imiss-bh4xe
      @imiss-bh4xe 3 роки тому +22

      @@fabuma 2020😳 I have decided to pretend it doesn't exist

    • @ChadAA
      @ChadAA 3 роки тому +10

      12:20

    • @lesliecoffie5909
      @lesliecoffie5909 3 роки тому +3

      I realized exactly when he said it

  • @kanyaahjanesorden7448
    @kanyaahjanesorden7448 Рік тому +5

    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.

  • @Kaylaw9
    @Kaylaw9 Рік тому +2

    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.❤

  • @garethlloyd3302
    @garethlloyd3302 3 роки тому +758

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

    • @r.i.promance7467
      @r.i.promance7467 3 роки тому +10

      Some not All

    • @insectbite1714
      @insectbite1714 3 роки тому

      It is racist

    • @Nameless82284
      @Nameless82284 3 роки тому +9

      Well primates are our closest relatives so it's not pretty hard for them to know things that most humans know. I mean I don't even know ASL.

    • @boyskissing
      @boyskissing 3 роки тому +19

      @@Nameless82284 we are literally primates

    • @Nameless82284
      @Nameless82284 3 роки тому +5

      @@boyskissing I know that, when I said primates I meant apes, monkeys, and lemurs.

  • @virtus8798
    @virtus8798 3 роки тому +248

    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

    • @lysergic4169
      @lysergic4169 3 роки тому +2

      We was a primate before evolution. We are the great great great grandparents of primates I think

    • @mateuszjokiel2813
      @mateuszjokiel2813 3 роки тому +8

      @@lysergic4169 Grandparents? Hell no. Grandchildren if anything, and that goes back millions of years anyway. Modern primates are our close cousins (species-wise).

    • @mrursus112
      @mrursus112 3 роки тому +3

      @@mateuszjokiel2813 more like cousins because we have the Same ancestors but then evolved separatly

    • @mateuszjokiel2813
      @mateuszjokiel2813 3 роки тому

      @@mrursus112 Yeah, like I said, close cousins.

    • @chrono2208
      @chrono2208 3 роки тому +3

      We evolved from primates so it makes senses that they will show some human emotions, other animals like snakes, frogs or deers ? Not so much.

  • @JesseLeeKing
    @JesseLeeKing 2 роки тому +4

    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.

  • @alanfisher1113
    @alanfisher1113 2 роки тому +2

    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 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @dokidany
    @dokidany 3 роки тому +310

    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.

    • @relaxinandchillaxin
      @relaxinandchillaxin 2 роки тому +1

      The video of her and mr Rogers are even better.

    • @michelledean6850
      @michelledean6850 2 роки тому +1

      I believe it was the only time Robin Williams seem to have left this world while simultaneously stayed in the world. It was pure and only others who have even for a minute have left earth while never going anywhere will understand what that means.

    • @Finne57
      @Finne57 Рік тому +1

      They both had big hearts.

    • @carpediem4887
      @carpediem4887 Рік тому

      Frig off Barb

  • @dreshawnwoodard1440
    @dreshawnwoodard1440 3 роки тому +331

    I'm in love with the Koko 😂

    • @Wa1tablack
      @Wa1tablack 3 роки тому +16

      Yeah seems like gorilla gf is better than human gf

    • @dreshawnwoodard1440
      @dreshawnwoodard1440 3 роки тому +4

      @@Wa1tablack 🤣😂😂🎉🤣✌️

    • @sandym.danzalan5805
      @sandym.danzalan5805 3 роки тому +3

      HALF APE BABIES

    • @Wa1tablack
      @Wa1tablack 3 роки тому +6

      @@dreshawnwoodard1440 wait my stupid brain realized after a whole month you were meaning the am in love with the coco(cocaine) song😂😂🤣

    • @dreshawnwoodard1440
      @dreshawnwoodard1440 3 роки тому

      @@Wa1tablack you're not stupid and I believe that your highly intelligent. It's all good on this end.

  • @Bonnie_Lou
    @Bonnie_Lou Рік тому +12

    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

    • @mint_soup9743
      @mint_soup9743 Рік тому

      Yes some of the comments here are so dissapointing. We are not the only creatures who share our emotions. Or have the capability to learn another creatures language. Maybe that's one of God's big lessons for humanity. Almost ironic when you look how scripture is interpreted. As if humans are never falliable in our own understanding of the world. I see the understanding in these animals eyes. Not all animals. But many really seem to understand.

    • @jmuncho
      @jmuncho Рік тому

      @@mint_soup9743 no fucking shit 😂😂 it’s just we don’t understand them just like they don’t understand us. we all get it you guys are soooo empathetic and would give your life up to “save” all animals. go do it then 😂

  • @reapingbennefits
    @reapingbennefits 2 роки тому +4

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

  • @asiancommenter5974
    @asiancommenter5974 3 роки тому +471

    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.

    • @BoredLoserAlpha
      @BoredLoserAlpha 3 роки тому +9

      School made you stupid dont feel sad

    • @yuunpaan580
      @yuunpaan580 3 роки тому

      @TGM He's pretty stupid to think a gorilla is smarter than him. Koko was a scam, she never understood the meaning of the signs she was taught. She performed them based on cues. Not once had koko in her life held an actual conversation with a human, it's simply not possible.

    • @cr0sad3r70
      @cr0sad3r70 3 роки тому +6

      @@yuunpaan580 you must be fun at parties

    • @yuunpaan580
      @yuunpaan580 3 роки тому

      @@cr0sad3r70 yes, i am. I dont consider a youtube comments section about a fake talking gorilla to be a party so i'm not obligated to be fun here.

    • @FlamboyantToast
      @FlamboyantToast 3 роки тому +4

      @@yuunpaan580 you must be everyone’s fav friend huh

  • @SumitBara
    @SumitBara 3 роки тому +464

    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.

    • @borntodoit8744
      @borntodoit8744 3 роки тому +5

      Me too

    • @rod1840
      @rod1840 3 роки тому +27

      me trying to justify my procastination

    • @blueneptunian
      @blueneptunian 3 роки тому +2

      @@rod1840 LMFAOOOO

    • @fishwoz17
      @fishwoz17 3 роки тому +4

      You should because the gorilla could never actually talk

    • @blueneptunian
      @blueneptunian 3 роки тому +4

      @@fishwoz17 are you saying humans who only use sign language arent talking? it is a different form of communication but still talking.

  • @MichaelMccorristin-xl5kh
    @MichaelMccorristin-xl5kh 10 місяців тому +5

    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 🍀🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🍀

  • @dan8346
    @dan8346 2 роки тому +2

    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.

  • @garym8348
    @garym8348 3 роки тому +700

    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.

    • @gayvagina7353
      @gayvagina7353 3 роки тому +89

      Yes imagine like 8 generations later, it would be amazing

    • @meganclaridge2235
      @meganclaridge2235 3 роки тому +63

      Sh!t this is how the Planet of The Apes reality begins.

    • @yuunpaan580
      @yuunpaan580 3 роки тому +22

      I can imagine that sure, but it would be pure fiction, considering koko didnt actually understand sign language.

    • @gayvagina7353
      @gayvagina7353 3 роки тому +44

      @@yuunpaan580 yes she did.

    • @yuunpaan580
      @yuunpaan580 3 роки тому +30

      @@gayvagina7353 No, she didnt. She was taught to make signs with her hands based on vocal cues or other signals. But she never understood the meaning of them. A gorilla is not capable of communicating through language and holding an intelligent discussion with a human. The part at the end where she makes out a sentence "humans bad, save the earth," is a collection of clips just edited together. Koko doesnt know what she's saying.

  • @theonionqueen3519
    @theonionqueen3519 3 роки тому +561

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

  • @Breakingthechain_s
    @Breakingthechain_s Рік тому +2

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

  • @roseywolf7867
    @roseywolf7867 2 роки тому +3

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

  • @derreckwalls7508
    @derreckwalls7508 3 роки тому +183

    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.

    • @killer__rage3296
      @killer__rage3296 3 роки тому +11

      Sorry for your loss. That's a really sweet story tho 💖💖

    • @dekokiri9961
      @dekokiri9961 3 роки тому +9

      Reject humanity, embrace animals

    • @Straightciswoman
      @Straightciswoman 3 роки тому +5

      Honestly, if humans have emotions I'm sure animals have as well

    • @theboogerbomb
      @theboogerbomb 3 роки тому +7

      I thought it was obvious animals had feelings it was just things at the intelligence level of like snakes or somthin dont

    • @Mate_Antal_Zoltan
      @Mate_Antal_Zoltan 3 роки тому +2

      No offense, but I hope you washed your hands after all the licking. He was snuggling up to a corpse before that

  • @robertrazo7352
    @robertrazo7352 3 роки тому +338

    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!

    • @DuckOnAcid
      @DuckOnAcid 3 роки тому +8

      "But man stupid" Indeed Koko, indeed.

    • @kingofthegamers2933
      @kingofthegamers2933 3 роки тому +2

      Koko was right; people are stupid!

    • @darraghclarke1096
      @darraghclarke1096 2 роки тому

      and my generation gen z are the future and we are idiots and I am embarrassed to be part of this generation

    • @robertrazo7352
      @robertrazo7352 2 роки тому

      @@darraghclarke1096 ain’t that the truth. I’m embarrassed to be apart of the human race when I see what we do to each other and Mother Earth. Example: China dumps so much raw sewage in the ocean it can be seen from space.

    • @darraghclarke1096
      @darraghclarke1096 2 роки тому +1

      @@robertrazo7352 didn't know that and gen z is out of control

  • @michelineverret2871
    @michelineverret2871 Рік тому

    So touching when Koko hugs her teacher! ❤

  • @greenghoul157
    @greenghoul157 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @suraivase7285
    @suraivase7285 3 роки тому +120

    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.

    • @mya-youneedthelord1384
      @mya-youneedthelord1384 3 роки тому +12

      Yeah! If we kept teaching them. We could even communicate as normal.monkeys to humans!

    • @Angelica-cj5wf
      @Angelica-cj5wf 3 роки тому +1

      That would mean that we have to learn a new language, sign language, if we want to communicate with them. (If this ever happens.)

    • @Ivy-dd8bf
      @Ivy-dd8bf 3 роки тому +5

      @@Angelica-cj5wf Personally, I think a universal sign language would be super useful not only for talking to gorillas, but other people.

    • @Angelica-cj5wf
      @Angelica-cj5wf 3 роки тому

      @@Ivy-dd8bf Yup, I agree. (I don't think I need to say more.)

    • @aybekaya
      @aybekaya 3 роки тому +3

      That's how to get planet of the apes

  • @micahjames5286
    @micahjames5286 3 роки тому +103

    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!!

  • @mikekenney1947
    @mikekenney1947 Рік тому +2

    Brilliant presentation. We had a family friend who worked on Project Koko at Stanford. She confirmed Coco’s empathy and creativity. There was apparently, even an instance of stolen cookies about which Coco was willing to fib. Overcoming academic presumption was gently accomplished by daily discovery, and self evident truth

  • @PerfectlyImperfct
    @PerfectlyImperfct Рік тому +1

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

  • @doceansdeepwoo2532
    @doceansdeepwoo2532 3 роки тому +399

    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.

    • @molamolamola5588
      @molamolamola5588 3 роки тому +14

      Cats meow cause we speaking to them

    • @kagurachan7171
      @kagurachan7171 3 роки тому +8

      My cats sing whenever i sing

    • @yuunpaan580
      @yuunpaan580 3 роки тому +9

      no one said they were dumb, but you have to be dumb yourself to believe koko actually learned a foreign language. She performed signs based on cues. That is all. She never understood the meaning behind the signs, and she certainly could not make sentences out of them. That is why the video is edited so many times when she is saying man dumb, fix earth.

    • @molamolamola5588
      @molamolamola5588 3 роки тому

      @@yuunpaan580 sign for Apple she dont understand Apple?

    • @yuunpaan580
      @yuunpaan580 3 роки тому +6

      @@molamolamola5588 Simple things such as seeing an apple and being able to make the sign for 'apple' do not constitute an understanding of communicating through language. She is not capable of making a string of signs that forms the sentence "I like apples because they are juicy and crunchy." Unless she is specifically taught how to do that, even if you taught her each individual sign to form that sentence she would not know how to put them together, because she simply knows what sign correlates to what cue. She can not communicate with our language. The signs are simply like a dog learning "sit" for a treat, there is nothing more to this.

  • @shoop_the_mystic
    @shoop_the_mystic 3 роки тому +432

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

  • @FreeHumana
    @FreeHumana 2 роки тому

    Very good videomaker, great storytelling and voice-over too!! ♥️👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @CathySheppard-ww1hg
    @CathySheppard-ww1hg 4 місяці тому +1

    Thank you for explaining it all so well ❤

  • @storiesbyemily4170
    @storiesbyemily4170 3 роки тому +477

    “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

    • @robertshawiv1513
      @robertshawiv1513 3 роки тому +12

      True, especially the Hollywood people

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      @samuraiboi2735 3 роки тому +2

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    • @richardsanchez9190
      @richardsanchez9190 3 роки тому +2

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    • @jc9285
      @jc9285 3 роки тому +4

      Our most stupidity is we think we are smart

  • @SandiByrd
    @SandiByrd 3 роки тому +305

    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.

    • @willamsvax5051
      @willamsvax5051 2 роки тому +4

      Hi

    • @RydiaLS83
      @RydiaLS83 Рік тому +11

      yeah I know.. if pause the video on the painting and look very carefully. almost look like a head of Apple. i can see the noise, the ears of a dog and the markings of Apple furr too.

  • @galacticus7098
    @galacticus7098 Рік тому +1

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

  • @user-uf3kr2gy6r
    @user-uf3kr2gy6r 3 місяці тому

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

  • @nugget6093
    @nugget6093 3 роки тому +272

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

    • @shiraz.s.hashmi
      @shiraz.s.hashmi 3 роки тому +4

      You truly are a man of respect

    • @borntodoit8744
      @borntodoit8744 3 роки тому +7

      Myself too...I felt connected and sad for Kokos passing.

    • @Idk23800
      @Idk23800 3 роки тому +2

      May monke go to heaven

  • @djgamer5458
    @djgamer5458 3 роки тому +243

    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*

  • @tenor_felix
    @tenor_felix 2 роки тому

    Thank you for telling this story!

  • @karenthomas1279
    @karenthomas1279 Рік тому +3

    My heart sunk when they said KoKo passed away 😢
    I do believe she was a very smart gorilla and I’m sure they can learn to communicate with humans, just like they do with each other!! If, a bird can communicate with us, why is it hard to believe that a gorilla can??

  • @yandhi4202
    @yandhi4202 3 роки тому +241

    I wonder if she came across other gorillas and tried signing with them 😂 theyd be like wth you doing

    • @frankG335
      @frankG335 3 роки тому +51

      Chimpanzees who were taught sign language then released into a chimp sanctuary did teach it to the wild chimps. The amazing thing is that with words, the level of violence went down in the whole community because they could say what was bothering them and work things out. I found that amazing.

    • @yandhi4202
      @yandhi4202 3 роки тому +11

      @@frankG335 WHAT!? Ok thats incredible..... i really didnt expect even them to be able to teach it...wow

    • @bobcat24
      @bobcat24 3 роки тому +6

      @@frankG335 Imagine releasing a group of sign savvy primates in the wild, and the wild primates are like “huh?”

    • @ashketchum3445
      @ashketchum3445 3 роки тому +7

      @@frankG335 Where did you learn about the study and where can I learn more about it?

    • @guyinasuit8078
      @guyinasuit8078 3 роки тому +2

      @@ashketchum3445 I'm pretty sure you could just Google search "smart chimpanzees released into the wild" and it should show up. (Along with a couple other studies..) google is truly man's best friend.

  • @thir13en59
    @thir13en59 3 роки тому +146

    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.

    • @JohnBrown-hl4cy
      @JohnBrown-hl4cy Рік тому +7

      But what's so sad. Koko can pass the mirror text whereas some humans can not. Now that's something to worry about. A Gorilla smarter than some humans. Dame!

    • @nancyvazquez2860
      @nancyvazquez2860 Рік тому +2

      I totally agree!

    • @Chris-dm1je
      @Chris-dm1je 8 місяців тому +3

      ​@JohnBrown-hl4cy A walnut is more intelligent than some humans.

  • @edgaral
    @edgaral 2 роки тому

    this reminds me of the dog that can understand space, time and make sentences and needs with a soundboard, it's so interesting to say the least

  • @lifeislife489
    @lifeislife489 2 роки тому +1

    She truly had a beautiful and loving soul.

  • @kierantumiwa5487
    @kierantumiwa5487 3 роки тому +666

    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

    • @cronos7322
      @cronos7322 3 роки тому +1

      Just stfu

    • @Fharaway
      @Fharaway 3 роки тому

      wat

    • @Jalongames
      @Jalongames 3 роки тому

      What

    • @riowrath5124
      @riowrath5124 3 роки тому

      Koko human koko have no owner

    • @ItsZyferno
      @ItsZyferno 3 роки тому +6

      Wtf. I think you were raised by apes because that english was not understandable in the slightest.

  • @traceytansley1659
    @traceytansley1659 3 роки тому +203

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

  • @PoppySeed47
    @PoppySeed47 Рік тому +1

    If koko had had kids and taught them for them to teach there kids and so on could have been amazing, Michael too. It's a shame neither had children. What an amazing pair rip.

  • @kathleenroberts6931
    @kathleenroberts6931 9 місяців тому +2

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

  • @Goggo_Bo
    @Goggo_Bo 3 роки тому +125

    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.

    • @Likexner
      @Likexner 3 роки тому +25

      Do you know why we are so amazed when animals are smart? Because we like to assume that they are stupid.

    • @girlnextdoorgrooming
      @girlnextdoorgrooming 2 роки тому

      I read about a cat who used to go out his cat door at night and go in the cat doors of other cats to steal toys.

  • @zanethecobra
    @zanethecobra 3 роки тому +56

    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

  • @AllensTrains
    @AllensTrains Рік тому

    At John Aspinall's Zoo Park, the Gorilla keeper remarked that, "Planet of the Apes" was a prophetic film! Thanks for uploading.

  • @jamesstewart4314
    @jamesstewart4314 2 роки тому +1

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