8M views · 8.3K reactions | This is the amazing moment Koko the gorilla got to play with some kittens on her birthday  | UNILAD | Facebook

2.3M views · 25K shares | Happy Birthday Koko! This extraordinary gorilla was taught sign language and raised alongside humans. For those in the UK, time is running out to catch the full story of her life on BBC iPlayer. Viewers in the US can look forward to Koko arriving on PBS in August. | BBC Earth | Facebook

Movies are full of loquacious apes, but could chimpanzees and gorillas ever learn to use language? NPR's Skunk Bear sorts through the disturbing history of research on ape language to sort fact from wishful thinking. | NPR

2.4K views · 18 reactions | Apes share a similar DNA to humans but a new scientific study has found we share a common language too. Apes use gestures to talk to each other and it turns out we understand what they are saying. Scientists have found that with no experience or training whatsoever, we can understand what they mean when they talk to each other. 7NEWS at 6pm. More local news: 7news.com.au/news/sydney #Apes #7NEWS | 7NEWS Sydney | Facebook