16 09 11
reblogged from: clacking teeth
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Koko is a lowland gorilla who has been taught by scientists at Stanford University to communicate in sign language. In 1984 she asked her trainer, Dr. Francine Patterson, for a pet cat. Koko named the pet manx cat “All Ball” and cared for the kitten as if he were a baby gorilla. She would carry All Ball on her back and cuddle him, even dress the cat up in napkins. Three days after All Ball was hit by a car and killed, Dr. Patterson signed with Koko and this was her response:
Dr. Patterson: Do you want to talk about your kitty?Koko: Cry.Dr. Patterson: What happened to your kitty?Koko: Sleep cat.Dr. Patterson: Yes, he’s sleeping.
Koko surprised many researchers by exhibiting the very human emotion of grief. Since All Ball’s death, Koko has raised several other kittens, including “Lipstick” and “Smokey.”

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messymorsels:

cannotkeepthenight:

Koko is a lowland gorilla who has been taught by scientists at Stanford University to communicate in sign language. In 1984 she asked her trainer, Dr. Francine Patterson, for a pet cat. Koko named the pet manx cat “All Ball” and cared for the kitten as if he were a baby gorilla. She would carry All Ball on her back and cuddle him, even dress the cat up in napkins. Three days after All Ball was hit by a car and killed, Dr. Patterson signed with Koko and this was her response:

Dr. Patterson: Do you want to talk about your kitty?
Koko: Cry.
Dr. Patterson: What happened to your kitty?
Koko: Sleep cat.
Dr. Patterson: Yes, he’s sleeping.

Koko surprised many researchers by exhibiting the very human emotion of grief. Since All Ball’s death, Koko has raised several other kittens, including “Lipstick” and “Smokey.”

;_;

Sean and Gina would appreciate this.

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