LOS ANGELES — Koko the gorilla doted on her pet kitten as if it were her own child. To the amazement of her human handlers, she seemed able to capture the joys and annoyances of maternal love in strings of simple words. “Soft,” Koko said in sign…
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LOS ANGELES — Koko the gorilla doted on her pet kitten as if it were her own child. To the amazement of her human handlers, she seemed able to capture the joys and annoyances of maternal love in strings of simple words. “Soft,” Koko said in sign…
by Paloma Esquivel Los Angeles Times, Hailey Branson-Potts Los Angeles Times, and Anna M. Phillips Los Angeles Times 
