This Moment. This Life.
The gorilla best known for her mastery of sign language turned 44 today, and to celebrate Koko the Gorilla‘s birthday, she was given a box full of adorable kittens. Koko, who understands 2,000 words in English and communicates with her knowledge of over 1,000 signs, took a liking to two kittens. In the cutest display you’ll see all day, she signs for her handler to put the kitten on her head.
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