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Koko The Gorilla Analysis

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A Conversation with Koko the Gorilla: Full Documentary
This documentary is based on a lifetime research and a bond between a human and a gorilla, Koko. The documentary explains how more alike humans are to gorillas not only by blood types, but also with emotions and language. Koko was taught American Sign Language and used ASL to communicate her needs and emotions with humans. This idea showed us that gorilla’s also use a system of gestures to communicate and that they can also understand complex emotions. The research said that Koko’s IQ was only a year behind a human child’s IQ that is the same age as her. Koko helped humans to have an open mind and realize our kinship with other species. Without this research, we would not understand the

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