Koko the gorilla, the simian who showed the world that they could communicate has died. The Gorilla Foundation made the announcement. Koko was born 46 years ago at the San Francisco Zoo. She was ...

Koko the gorilla who mastered sign language, raised kittens and once playfully tried on the glasses of the late actor Robin Williams, has died. She was 46. The Gorilla Foundation says the western ...

Koko, a western lowland gorilla said to have mastered American Sign Language, has died aged 46, the California institute which studied her said on Thursday. "The Gorilla Foundation is sad to announce ...

Koko, the sign language-speaking gorilla, died unexpectedly in her sleep last week, just shy of what would have been her 47th birthday on July 4. News of her death saddened millions around the world, ...

WOODSIDE, Calif. -- The Gorilla Foundation, based out of Woodside, is among those mourning the loss of Robin Williams. The foundation said the actor and Koko the gorilla shared a special bond. The two ...

Koko, the gorilla whose apparent aptitude for sign language endeared her to fans around the world, died in her sleep on Tuesday morning, according to the Gorilla Foundation, which oversaw her care.