Many of us dream about talking to other animals - but what if we already can? A deep dive into Koko the... more
We hit the road to meet Ndume, the last living gorilla who had been part of The Gorilla Foundation. But... more
So... can we talk to animals? We look back at what we can learn from the ape language research experiments,... more
Koko addresses the world at the Paris Climate Conference - and she is not impressed with humankind. And when she... more
Penny Patterson focuses on Koko’s future, including trying to find her a mate. But former foundation staffers say behind the... more
The claws come out at a major science conference in New York, throwing into question the field of animal language... more
Nim the chimp moves uptown into a picturesque mansion in the Bronx. But the experiment only gets harder to manage.... more
A rival ape language experiment takes shape. Herbert Terrace, a psychology professor at Columbia University, moves a chimp into a... more
Koko is learning signs at lightning speed, and Penny’s getting all kinds of attention for her work. But defining language... more
It’s the early 1970s, and grad student Penny Patterson sets out to investigate a big question: is language a uniquely... more
In 1972 a Stanford graduate student named Penny Patterson meets a young gorilla named Koko at the San Francisco Zoo,... more