[sandworm101]

I think only a believer would get so physically close to such an animal. She isn't a person, nor a pet. I can understand her keepers not wanting unfamiliar people around if they might upset her. Or she, like humans, may not display the same behavior around strangers.

[ohsnap]

The Gorilla Foundation has no problem granting access to celebrities (e.g. Robin Williams) or the media. Critical behaviorists or linguists have had no such luck in access. In the videos I have seen the trainer acts like a tarot reader: Koko will make a bunch of signs/movements and then the trainer will interpret for you what it means. So long as you want to believe it all makes sense.