Clever Ape Demands more tits! - aberdeen-music

Wishbone G · 21-02-2005, 18:58

From AOL news:

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A 300lb gorilla that was taught to talk using sign language had a 'nipple fetish' and demanded to see naked breasts, according to a lawsuit filed by two of his former handlers.

Koko, who has a vocabulary of 1,000 words, had a 'nipple fetish' according to the suit filed against his owners at the Gorilla Foundation, near San Fransisco.

Two women handlers who claim they were sacked for refusing to take off their tops for the 33-year-old ape launched the half-million-pound lawsuit.

Nancy Alperin and Kendra Keller allege they were told to indulge Koko’s fetish by the ape’s 'teacher', Francine Patterson, who has spent 30 years teaching the lowland gorilla to use sign language.

According to the lawsuit, on one occasion Patterson said: "Koko you see my nipples all the time.

"You are probably bored with my nipples, you need to see new nipples."

Although the two women never undressed, they claim Gorilla Foundation president Patterson pressured them "to perform such acts regularly and consistently, and on at least one occasion outdoors where others could see".

Koko, who is female, has been the subject of many books and TV documentaries because of her grasp of sign language.

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