Koko, the 230-pound gorilla who converses in sign language, admires her new kitten in this April 2, 1985 file photo. (AP Photo/Ronald Cohn, National Geographic Society/File)

Koko, the 230-pound gorilla who converses in sign language, admires her new kitten in this April 2, 1985 file photo. (AP Photo/Ronald Cohn, National Geographic Society/File)