ShortHand: Was Koko Talking?

RedHanded

17-09-2024 • 39分

Koko, a female western lowland gorilla, had a signing vocabulary of more than 1,000 words. She described her dreams, had a pet kitten, made jokes, expressed love and grief, played bass with Flea, and even made Robin Williams laugh.The world fell in love. But then, a bunch of killjoy academics called monkey business on the whole endeavour. So: can apes talk to humans? It’s complicated. Here’s the ShortHand.

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