Tuesday, 10. August 2004

Gorilla signs to get help on toothache


Koko the gorilla knows how to get what she wants - just ask for it.

The 300-plus-pound ape used the American Sign Language gesture for pain and pointed to her mouth. Koko has mastered more than 1,000 signs and used her vocabulary to tell her handlers she needed help with a toothache.

azcentral

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