The Talking Gorilla

Here’s the reason why it could sound completely unrealistic to you, it’s not the kind of friendship that you share with your school/college friends but more of the one you share with your pet.

Hanabiko, famous with her nickname, Koko, a 48-year-old female western lowland gorilla who is known for learning more than 2000 hand signs as claimed by Francine Patterson, her instructor, and psychologist. Koko was lent to Francine for her doctoral research but the two have never been apart. Koko was born in a San Fransisco Zoo on July 4th, 1971, and has been living in Woodside, California for most of her life. She has been famous for her sign techniques as you can see her with the late actor Robin Williams, reportedly she was even sad when she was informed of his death in 2014. She grabbed everyone’s attention when she requested for a Christmas gift of her own choice! And that was a shock for everyone!