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Francine Patterson

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Gender Female
Age 77
Date of birth February 13,1947
Zodiac sign Aquarius
Born Chicago
Illinois
United States
Parents C. H. Patterson
Frances Spano Patterson
FoundedThe Gorilla Foundation
Job Psychologist
Books Koko's Kitten
The education of Koko
Koko's story
Koko-love! Conversations with a Signing Gorilla
Koko's Kitten/Teachers Guide
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Francine Patterson Life story


Francine "Penny" Patterson is an American animal psychologist. She is best known for teaching a modified form of American Sign Language, which she calls "Gorilla Sign Language", or GSL, to a gorilla named Koko beginning in 1972.

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