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“Koko” was merely a nickname. Her full name is Hanabiko, which in Japanese means “fireworks child.” That’s because Koko was born on the fourth of July, a big fireworks holiday. Her claim to fame was, of course, her amazing abilities to converse with humans, and give us all a glimpse into how a gorilla’s mind works. She could listen to conversations, follow them, and used sign languages to talk. At the time of her death, she had an American Sign Language vocabulary of more than 2,000 words.