Many of us dream about talking to other animals - but what if we already can? A deep dive into Koko the Gorilla, one of the most hotly contested stories in American science - and what it all says about us humans. From VICE World News.

We hit the road to meet Ndume, the last living gorilla who had been part of The Gorilla Foundation. But we're in for a wild surprise.

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A Show About Animals

BONUS: A Trip to the Zoo

So... can we talk to animals? We look back at what we can learn from the ape language research experiments, and what it says about humans.

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8. I Just Knew I Was a Chimp

Koko addresses the world at the Paris Climate Conference - and she is not impressed with humankind. And when she passes away a few years later, her legacy is uncertain, and often hotly contested.

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7. "Man Is Stupid"

Penny Patterson focuses on Koko’s future, including trying to find her a mate. But former foundation staffers say behind the earnest headlines and cheery videos coming out of The Gorilla Foundation, Koko’s world is way more complicated.

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6. Nipplegate

The claws come out at a major science conference in New York, throwing into question the field of animal language research and the future of Project Koko.

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5. "A Witch Hunt"

Nim the chimp moves uptown into a picturesque mansion in the Bronx. But the experiment only gets harder to manage. And Dr. Herb Terrace reveals a shocking conclusion.

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