A Show About Animals
Many of us dream about talking to other animals - but what if we already can? A deep dive into Koko the Gorilla, one of the most hotly contested stories in American science - and what it all says about us humans. From VICE World News.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 10
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2022
BONUS: A Trip to the Zoo
We hit the road to meet Ndume, the last living gorilla who had been part of The Gorilla Foundation. But we're in for a wild surprise.
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00:30:58 |
Wed 12 Jan 2022
8. I Just Knew I Was a Chimp
So... can we talk to animals? We look back at what we can learn from the ape language research experiments, and what it says about humans.
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00:29:36 |
Wed 22 Dec 2021
7. "Man Is Stupid"
Koko addresses the world at the Paris Climate Conference - and she is not impressed with humankind. And when she passes away a few years later, her legacy is uncertain, and often hotly contested.
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00:25:24 |
Wed 15 Dec 2021
6. Nipplegate
Penny Patterson focuses on Koko’s future, including trying to find her a mate. But former foundation staffers say behind the earnest headlines and cheery videos coming out of The Gorilla Foundation, …
00:32:41 |
Wed 08 Dec 2021
5. "A Witch Hunt"
The claws come out at a major science conference in New York, throwing into question the field of animal language research and the future of Project Koko.
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00:31:00 |
Wed 01 Dec 2021
4. Nim Chimpsky from the Bronx
Nim the chimp moves uptown into a picturesque mansion in the Bronx. But the experiment only gets harder to manage. And Dr. Herb Terrace reveals a shocking conclusion.
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00:32:39 |
Wed 24 Nov 2021
3. Uptown Chimp
A rival ape language experiment takes shape. Herbert Terrace, a psychology professor at Columbia University, moves a chimp into a brownstone, names him Nim Chimpsky, and hires an entire team to teach…
00:31:55 |
Wed 17 Nov 2021
2. A Gorilla Who Lied
Koko is learning signs at lightning speed, and Penny’s getting all kinds of attention for her work. But defining language isn’t exactly straightforward. And now, the San Francisco Zoo wants Koko back…
00:34:22 |
Wed 10 Nov 2021
1. A Talking Gorilla
It’s the early 1970s, and grad student Penny Patterson sets out to investigate a big question: is language a uniquely human skill? So she begins an ambitious experiment -- with the help of a young go…
00:39:19 |
Wed 03 Nov 2021
Project Koko
In 1972 a Stanford graduate student named Penny Patterson meets a young gorilla named Koko at the San Francisco Zoo, sets out to teach her sign language, and proceeds to turn the world on its head. T…
00:03:32 |
Wed 20 Oct 2021
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