Time to learn to speak animal languages?
Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 14:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Koko the gorilla can comprehend roughly 2,000 words of spoken English. She doesn't have a vocal tract suitable for responding verbally, so the 40-year-old ape signs her thoughts using a modified form of American Sign Language. Counting her native gorilla tongue, she is, therefore, trilingual.