Koko Responds to a Sad Movie

Koko watches intently a DVD movie on her TV that she has seen several times before. It is called Tea with Mussolini. When it comes to a sad part, where the boy has to say goodbye to all of his relatives and waves goodbye on the train, Koko turns away from the TV. She then proceeds to sign: "Frown, sad, cry, bad, trouble, mother and Koko-love." Her eyes also look very watery. (Gorillas cry too.)

Lesson: There is mounting scientific evidence that great apes can feel empathy for others. This example points to the possibility that gorillas, in particular, may also be able to empathize with fictional human characters portrayed by actors—or at least be moved by them

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[SWLinPHX]

I love how intently she is focused on what's happening on the screen at first. They need to A) Get her her a giant, HDTV screen so it really looks lifelike then B) Show her a screening of "King Kong" or "Planet of the Apes"

[lasneh]

Koko's got better taste in movies than most of my peers.

[kimfort]

What a privilege to see this and know more about gorillas and all animals. I love her.

[Perbear213]

"I remember being taken from my family once... And now I'm here."

[fuckoffandfuckyou]

Lol yeah never thought of that!

[ShowginTV]

no

[ShowginTV]

haha than they would even scream even more because of the existence of a different universe.

[XxXMsMusicLoverXxX]

its accualy the girl repeating koko

[TheAtheistJehovah]

KoKo is amazing.

[Eli Seidel]

This is my dream job

[Edward Brown]

Guys, I hate to say it but have you noticed how the gorilla only does the actions after the person in the background says it---- especially with the sad frown bit, and then with the crying. Hes been trained to do that.