Gorilla Resources for Teachers 

thank you to Kendra Coulter for putting together this great resource page

Free web-based resources: 

About Gorillas

http://www.koko.org/about/

http://www.gorillas.org/About!Mgorillas

http://www.gorillafund.org/mountain_gorillas/life_facts.php

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/apes/gorilla/

http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/mountain_gorilla.html

http://www.eskeletons.org/

http://homepage.mac.com/wildlifeweb/gorillas/

http://www.koko.org/kidsclub/learn/10facts.html 

Write for additional free curriculum materials:

http://www.koko.org/kidsclub/teachers/ 

Canadian Ape Alliance

http://www.great-apes.com/index.htm 

Quizzes

http://www.gorillafund.org/gorilla_fun/gorilla_quizzes.php

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/apes/gorilla/Quiz.shtml 

Puzzles

http://www.gorillafund.org/gorilla_fun/gorilla_puzzles.php# 

Gorilla Sounds

http://www.gorillafund.org/gorilla_fun/gorilla_sounds.php 

Stories and Games

http://www.gorillafund.org/gorilla_fun/for_kids.php

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/coloringbook/gorillas.html 

Videos

http://www.koko.org/world/kokoflix.php

http://www.gorillafund.org/gorilla_videos/index.php#

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Mountain-gorilla/ 

Letter Writing Campaign:

http://www.koko.org/help/action_coltan_letter.html 
 
 
 

About Conservation 

The Gorilla Crisis Wildlife Values Education Project  
Enhancing Attitudes Toward Conservation

By Kerry Bowman PhD, Bioethicist, University of Toronto, Canadian Great Ape Alliance and Anthony Rose PhD, Bushmeat Crisis Task Force

http://www.great-apes.com/papers/gcwv.htm 
 

Available Resources 

Books: 

Koko’s Kitten by Dr. Francine Patterson

A children’s book about Koko the gorilla who uses sign-language, and her kitten. 

Koko Love by Dr. Francine Patterson

A children’s book all about Koko the gorilla who uses sign-language. 

Looking for Miza: The True Story of a Gorilla Family Who Rescued One of Their Own by Juliana Hatkoff, Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff and Paula Kahumbu 
 

DVDs 

A Conversation With Koko

http://www.koko.org/friends/kokomart_bkvid.koko.html 

Bushmeat: the Slaughter of the Great Apes

http://www.great-apes.com/store/bushmeat_dvd.htm 
 

VHS

Koko’s Kitten

http://www.koko.org/friends/kokomart_bkvid.koko.html 
 

CD

Fine Animal Gorilla

A collection of songs about Koko the gorilla.

http://www.koko.org/friends/kokomart_bkvid.koko.html 

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