@article{453470, recid = {453470}, author = {Schroeder, Barbet. and Menegoz, Margaret. and Graham, Michael. and Patterson, Francine. and Pribram, Carl. and Kitchener, Saul. and Fouts, Roger. and Almendros, Nestor. and Burgess, Ned. and Casabianca, Denise de. and Auvray, Dominique. and Csicsery, George Paul.}, title = {Koko a talking gorilla / [videorecording] :}, publisher = {Criterion Collection,}, address = {[Irvington, NY] :}, pages = {1 videodisc (80 min.) :}, year = {2006}, note = {Originally produced as a French documentary film in 1978.}, abstract = {Koko, a Talking Gorilla is a documentary from 1978 that observes a zoo-born female gorilla in the fifth year of an experiment in human-simian communications. Dr. Penny Patterson has taught Koko hundreds of sign-language words in American Sign Language. Observing Koko's daily routine, her responses, her rejection of a new yellow sweater for her worn older red one, and her initiation of new subjects in conversation prompts more questions than it answers. What separates man from animal? The ability to construct a society, to speak, or to understand complex thought? No matter the conclusions, the film remains a compelling document of a fascinating experiment.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/453470}, }