AdvertisementKoko The Gorilla Dies; Redrew The Lines Of Animal-Human CommunicationJune 21, 2018Bill ChappellfacebookEmailKoko, the gorilla who became an ambassador to the human world through her ability to communicate, has died. She's seen here at age 4, telling psychologist Francine "Penny" Patterson (left) that she is hungry. In the center is June Monroe, an interpreter for the deaf at St. Luke's Church, who helped teach Koko. (Getty Images)