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We recommend the following Web sites for those interested in subjects presented on the program. All links are valid as of August 6, 1999.
Koko & The Gorilla Foundation
www.koko.org/
Articles, photos, and information from Koko's headquarters in California.
Western Lowland Gorilla
www.oit.itd.umich.edu/projects/adw2k/accounts/gorilla/g._gorilla_gorilla
A briefing on the species from the Animal Diversity Web at the University of Michigan.
Gorillas Online
www.selu.com/~bio/gorilla/index.html
Covers a wide variety of information about gorilla behavior, reproduction, and natural history.
African Primates at Home
www.indiana.edu/~primate/primates.html
Photos and recordings of ape calls from researcher M.K. Holder.
National Zoo's Think Tank
www.si.edu/organiza/museums/zoo/zooview/exhibits/thinktan/tthome.htm
The Think Tank is a unique exhibit concerned with animal thinking.
Bushmeat Project
biosynergy.org/bushmeat/
Great apes are being hunted to extinction for their meat in Africa. Learn more about this crisis and find out what you can do to help.
American Sign Language Browser
commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/
An ASL dictionary that lets you see the words being signed in QuickTime video, from Michigan State University.
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Fossey, D. GORILLAS IN THE MIST. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1983.
Maple, T. L. GORILLA BEHAVIOR. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1982.
Patterson, Francine, and Eugene Linden. THE EDUCATION OF KOKO. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1981.
Patterson, Francine. KOKO-LOVE!: CONVERSATIONS WITH A SIGNING GORILLA. New York: Dutton Books, 1999.
Patterson, Francine. KOKO'S KITTEN. New York: Scholastic Inc., 1987.
Patterson, Francine. KOKO'S STORY. New York: Scholastic Inc., 1986.
Stewart, David. AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE THE EASY WAY. New York: Barrons Educational Series, 1998.
Montgomery, Sy. WALKING WITH THE GREAT APES: JANE GOODALL, DIAN FOSSEY, BIRUTE GALDIKAS. New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1992.
You can find more gorilla resources on the Gorilla Foundation Web site's bibliography page.
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