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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koko_(gorilla)#Nipple_fixation

I learned about this today. I already knew a few stories about her, how she liked kittens und Robin Williams.

The nipple story makes her seem more relatable.

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[–] helixdaunting@lemm.ee 34 points 1 year ago

Dicks out for Harambe

Tits out for Koko?

[–] MonkCanatella@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 year ago

koko says show nipples. she also says I have to be there and that you should let me bat them around a little

[–] MrFappy@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Koko the talking monkey, says “Apple nipple hungry,” Koko the talking monkey, says “Apple nipple crap!” I wanna be Koko…

Whoever finishes the lyric has a spot in my own personal hall of fame 😂

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

GORILLAS ARE APES!!!

AAAAAAAPPPPEEESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

For more edification, Ima plug the You're Wrong About podcast, which did a pretty great episode on Koko the Gorilla ( on Buzzsprout )

[–] zepheriths@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The problem with what happened in 2005 is that the director pressured them into revealing themselves. Although I am confused as to how this was found out in the first place

[–] dudinax@programming.dev 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Koko could speak sign language, so she could ask.

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

She want taught an existing form of sign language, she was taught a never explained version of signing, which only the people who worked with her knew, and this was never documented in any scientific way for peer review, and the results weren't reproducable with other gorilla's or other researchers.

Best case scenarios, the humans involved anthropomorphized the gorilla, and thought they were communicating on a level much higher than they were actually communicating on, do to this.

Worst case, there were lying knowingly, and this was some sort of scam for money.

[–] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I have heard that was way over-exaggerated

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[–] dudinax@programming.dev 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

She could definitely sign something like show nipples.

[–] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"hey, Koko wants you to take off your top."

"really?"

"Yeah, she's fascinated by nipples. Hold on, lemme get my camera."

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

.... no? Well... we might need to go a different direction with your position here...

[–] bingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

🤲 Send

👐 Nudes

[–] dingleberry@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Is that an issue? As long as it's only Koko seeing them?

[–] ActuallyRuben@actuallyruben.nl 1 points 11 months ago

That Wikipedia page seems to suggest that the director was using it as an excuse to peek at their nipples himself.