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Koko the gorilla had always wanted her own babies, so for her 44th birthday she received a very special gift: two adorable kittens!
The gorilla, famous for her knowledge of American Sign Language, was presented with a box of kittens and allowed to choose two as pets (the other two kittens were adopted into good homes).
Koko is a big cat-lover — she received her first cat “All Ball” after signing that she wanted a cat, and being unsatisfied with a toy one she was given in 1984.
When Koko learned that All Ball had died, she cried, and signed “Sleep cat.” You can find out more about this extraordinary story on Amazon. Here she is signing “baby”:
Koko signs: “Put on head.”
Koko lives in at the Gorilla Foundation in Redwood City, California, with her trainer Francine Patterson. According to Patterson, Koko can understand 2,000 English words and communicates with her trainers using over 1,000 “Gorilla Sign Language” signs.
These playful little kittens are sure to give Koko a lot of love:
We wish them a long, happy life together!
