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Post by ptamom on Aug 14, 2014 3:15:13 GMT
Robin Williams and KoKo the Gorilla bond
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Aug 14, 2014 4:59:27 GMT
I saw that earlier tonight when I was pinning RW things to my pinterest. TFS!  |
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Post by Scarlet Ohana on Aug 14, 2014 5:16:42 GMT
My dh showed me a picture of KoKo after they told him that Robin had passed away. I was surprised that the gorilla could understand death, and my that dh had tears in his eyes when he showed me.  |
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Post by putabuttononit on Aug 14, 2014 5:18:53 GMT
There is such a sweet, soft, focused look in his eyes. He was taking in the whole experience and seemed aware of how rare it was. One thing disappointed me. I'm fluent in ASL and I wish he'd signed with Koko, even just a little. Koko has some favorite signs she would have been delighted to see.
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Post by zella on Aug 14, 2014 7:48:40 GMT
Koko very much understands death. Watch videos of Koko when her cat, All Ball, dies; it's heartbreaking.
I'd seen the video of Koko and Robin a while ago; they have a beautiful connection.
Koko is a girl, by the way.
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Post by monklady123 on Aug 14, 2014 9:19:59 GMT
Koko very much understands death. Watch videos of Koko when her cat, All Ball, dies; it's heartbreaking. I'd seen the video of Koko and Robin a while ago; they have a beautiful connection. Koko is a girl, by the way. Yes, I was going to suggest finding the videos of Koko and All Ball. So sad.  I'm curious to find out how old Koko is. As a Linguistics major in college I wrote a paper on her. And that was waaaaay back in the Dark Ages when I was in college.  Off to google now. eta: She was born on July 4, 1971.  |
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Post by LauraTen on Aug 14, 2014 11:35:17 GMT
That was sweet! Thanks for sharing : )
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Post by bklyngal62 on Aug 14, 2014 12:13:25 GMT
That was such a sweet video.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2014 12:33:44 GMT
That was lovely! Koko recognized him from the video -- how cool!
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Post by gajitldy on Aug 14, 2014 13:07:15 GMT
Thanks for sharing this. It's lovely.
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Post by sharlag on Aug 14, 2014 14:03:27 GMT
Why did they have to tell the gorilla?!?!  Was Williams a regular visitor that Koko would have noticed missing? It just seems an opportunistic publicity stunt, otherwise.
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Post by Scarlet Ohana on Aug 14, 2014 16:34:04 GMT
Why did they have to tell the gorilla?!?! Was Williams a regular visitor that Koko would have noticed missing? It just seems an opportunistic publicity stunt, otherwise. That's a good question. How heartbreaking for poor Koko. |
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Post by birukitty on Aug 14, 2014 21:26:17 GMT
I wondered the same thing. Why even tell Koko unless Robin Williams was a regular vistor? If he wasn't then there wouldn't have been any reason to tell her and they could have spared her that pain.
I've followed the Koko story for years and Penny (who has been with Koko for years and taught her sign language) doesn't seem to be the type of person who would inflict pain on Koko for no reason, so maybe
Robin Williams was a regular visitor? Still why didn't they just wait until he missed a few appointments and Koko asked about him?
Debbie in MD.
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Post by sbartist on Aug 14, 2014 21:53:23 GMT
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Post by kimpossible on Aug 14, 2014 22:00:36 GMT
How sad for KoKo - that video is amazing, I just want to give them both a big hug.
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Post by birukitty on Aug 14, 2014 22:50:24 GMT
Now that makes more sense. Koko overheard it and had to be told.
Debbie in MD.
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Off to google now.
Was Williams a regular visitor that Koko would have noticed missing?
