Koko the gorilla, the defining animal celebrity of the 80s and 90s, was both science experiment and cultural icon, and befriended the likes of Robin Williams, Betty White, Fred Rogers, and William Shatner. But behind the fame of this sign-language-using ape lay a grim reality. Fine Gorilla Person, created and hosted by veteran journalist and podcast host Lauren Ober (Spectacular Failures, The Big Listen), unpacks the remarkable rise and disturbing fall of the world’s most famous gorilla.
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