When Koko, a 22-year-old gorilla, wanted to start a faily, she simply told her handlers. Koko comuunicates with American sign language and understands 2,000 spoken English words. The first mate she chose through video dating was Bongo, from the Rome Zoo, but his keepers would not let him leave. Her next choice was Endume. Their romance is progressing nicely, but there's a problem here too. A developer may start cutting timber on the property just 100 meters from koko's house. The noise could spoil all the carefully laid plans.
April 09, 2006
KoKo's Romance
When Koko, a 22-year-old gorilla, wanted to start a faily, she simply told her handlers. Koko comuunicates with American sign language and understands 2,000 spoken English words. The first mate she chose through video dating was Bongo, from the Rome Zoo, but his keepers would not let him leave. Her next choice was Endume. Their romance is progressing nicely, but there's a problem here too. A developer may start cutting timber on the property just 100 meters from koko's house. The noise could spoil all the carefully laid plans.
