Bibliograph

Koko, the gorilla who talks, BBC Earth ; PBS ; directed by Jonathan Taylor

Type

Label

Koko, the gorilla who talks, BBC Earth ; PBS ; directed by Jonathan Taylor

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Not rated

Main title

Koko

Oclc number

952712674

Responsibility statement

BBC Earth ; PBS ; directed by Jonathan Taylor

Runtime

Sub title

the gorilla who talks

Summary

In 1971, graduate student Penny Patterson began teaching sign language to a gorilla named Koko, unaware that this relationship would come to define both their lives. What started out as a scientific experiment evolved into an intimate friendship, which for almost half a century has challenged the way we think about animals and changed the course of many lives. What can we learn from this extraordinary science experience, and does it tell us more about animals' emotions or our own? Over forty years later, now internationally famous, Koko continues to redraw the line between people and animals

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Classification