Koko, the gorilla whose apparent aptitude for sign language endeared her to fans around the world, died in her sleep on Tuesday morning, according to the Gorilla Foundation, which oversaw her care.

Flea may have looked comfortable in videos showing him hanging with Koko the Gorilla, but he had to turn on the charm in order to win her over. The Red Hot Chili Peppers bass player was on the newest ...

Koko the gorilla, the simian who showed the world that they could communicate has died. The Gorilla Foundation made the announcement. Koko was born 46 years ago at the San Francisco Zoo. She was ...

Koko, the sign language-speaking gorilla, died unexpectedly in her sleep last week, just shy of what would have been her 47th birthday on July 4. News of her death saddened millions around the world, ...

Koko, a beloved gorilla that learned to communicate with humans and then stole their hearts, has died. The Gorilla Foundation said the 46-year-old celebrity ape - a western lowland gorilla - died in ...

This gorilla knows her way around a bass guitar. Koko the gorilla was quick to show her musical side when she got a visit from Flea, the bassist from Red Hot Chili Peppers. Once she saw Flea pick at ...

That's what two fired handlers at the Gorilla Foundation in Woodside, Calif., say they were told by the organization's president, Francine "Penny” Patterson. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in San Mateo ...

Koko the gorilla who mastered sign language, raised kittens and once playfully tried on the glasses of the late actor Robin Williams, has died. She was 46. The Gorilla Foundation says the western ...