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Koko the Gorilla and Mister Rogers, 1998
Most people have heard of Koko, the gorilla who can speak about 1000 words in Sign Language, and understand about 2000 in English. What most people don’t know, however, is that Koko was an avid Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood fan. When Fred Rogers took a trip out to meet Koko for his show, not only did she immediately wrap her arms around him and embrace him, she did what she’d always seen him do onscreen: she proceeded to take his shoes off.
https://youtu.be/cn79Lgfh1hw
Porecomesis
As a writer, I want to make my heroes into the sort of people folks would look up to and admire like Mister Rogers.
torillatavataan
Was? Dafuqqdyamean WAS? (goes to check..) Phew. Yeah, Koko's still very much alive. Please don't scare me like that again.
ItsCrazyTim
@iseenipple
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MonikaRuchniak
Ditto... Made me tear up, I really miss that guy.
TheRightonRed
Nigga u gay Riley.voice lol no offense
Whatswrongwiththispicture
Koko "dafug you say"
Laylah77
Sweetest thing!
HarunAlSindar
Haramabe? Haven't heard that name in ages...
skeanthu
Well no one likes to boom-boom fun time with shoes on. Boots sure, but not shoes.
therobisaur
We didn't deserve Mr. Rogers.
WTFUnicorns
We needed him. We still need him.
IAmTiredOfRacismAndAnger
And Koko. She was amazing herself.
lickwidghost
She also did the same with Robin Williams and told him he made her laugh
bungleburger3000
Teaching her sign language must have been hard enough, let alone teaching her to pretend Robin Williams is funny. ?
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https://youtu.be/I9I_QvEXDv0
lickwidghost
Thanks :) beautiful.
lickwidghost
How can anyone deny that we're not related when we have relationships with animals like Koko?
namiasdf
Having a relationship with sentient species is not causal to being evolutionary partners, that's just what intelligent beings do. Communicat
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e, emphathy, etc. Plus we're much closer to chimps in terms of DNA.
bj52398
I knew a girl in High School that had "a relationship" with a cucumber. That don't make us all related.(I agree with you, going for funny)
kJerAFK
Pickle Rick would like a word with you
RedClaws23
This isn't even the start of it. Story time! There once was a female chimp taught sign language. She got preggers, had a miscarriage, and
lickwidghost
Didn't they also give her a kitten which got run over by a car and broke her heart again? Maybe that's a different chimp
RedClaws23
I think the kittens are all Koko, a gorilla. Koko is very smart and sweet, but she's nowhere near as smart as chimps or Bonobos.
RedClaws23
went into a deep spiral of depression. One human keeper became her best friend and helped her through it. Later, that keeper took off for
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maternity leave. The chimp asked for regular updates about her pregnancy. After the keeper returned to work now a mother, the chimp would
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ask all manner of questions about her newborn son and would get so excited and so happy for her but the memories of her own miscarriage made
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it bittersweet. Even later, a chimp baby was left motherless and they asked if the chimp wanted to adopt her and she celebrated for days.
CakeDaySenderKit
I could use some advice from Mr. Rogers right now, i miss that amazing man
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“Discovering the truth about ourselves is a lifetime’s work, but it’s worth the effort.” - Fred Rogers
somanywonders987
I think, regardless of your situation, the fact that you're trying your best is all that matters.
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“The only thing evil can’t stand is forgiveness.” - Fred Rogers
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“Pretending doesn't require expensive toys.” - Fred Rogers
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“Love and trust, in the space between what’s said and what’s heard in our life, can make all the difference in the world. ” - Fred Rogers
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“Who we are in the present includes who we were in the past.” - Fred Rogers
HugfordBlops
When someone says they miss his advice and you bang out 10+ of his quotes to help out; that's what Mister Rogers would have wanted to see.
edwardfog
https://youtu.be/F9OqyUuCY0s
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"Peace means far more than the opposite of war." - Fred Rogers
ChuckNorrisAteMySock
www.reddit.com/r/TheChurchOfRogers has helped me out in the past.
DarkSock
"Shit in one hand, and piss in the other; see which one gets full quickest..." - Fred Rogers...no, wait, that was my drunk Dad...never mind
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“Little by little we human beings are confronted with situations that give us more and more clues that we are not perfect. ” - Fred Rogers
MrrPurple
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“There are 3 ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.” - Mr. Rogers
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“Often when you think you're at the end of something, you're at the beginning of something else.” - Fred Rogers
CakeDaySenderKit
Thank you
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“The kingdom of God is for the broken hearted” - Fred Rogers