Koko, the great ape ambassador PSA

Koko did not ask to become an ambassador for her species. She just happens to be the only gorilla in the world qualified for such a position.

After all, she can speak to us in our own language, and she possesses the charisma, good nature, and world renown for people to listen. Circumstances have thrust her into a position of being an ambassador for her species — something more powerful than a data point on a chart. Koko reminds us that humans have a unique opportunity to save gorillas and other great ape species from an imminent human-caused extinction. By simply recognizing their right to exist in peace, we can take the first step towards their preservation.

Lesson: Koko is truly an ambassador for her species, as well as other great ape species, and for nature itself.

Date Added: Mar 8, 2007
Videographer: Ron Cohn

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Koko
• GSL
• Gorilla
• Sign
• Language
• PSA
• ambassador
• great
• apes
• ape

[Hyperfoxeye]

you should try to teach koko how to read.... if she teaches her fellow apes, then there might be a second civilzed race. koko can probably be the key to it happening