Koko

Koko…

• Born at Cohanzick Zoo in 1989

• His dad Petey was very loved by the guests and lived to be 47 (average lifespan is about 40)

• Koko has a confident manner and is intelligent

• He loves camp season; he will play with the kids in his window, swinging back and forth and high-fiving them against the glass

• His favorite toy is his Mario ball

• Favorite foods include mangoes and cooked sweet potatoes

• He enjoys the enrichment items that his keeper gives him daily

• Koko does not enjoy messy food or messy enrichment; he likes to stay very clean  

• Gibbons can catch birds midair and eat them; Koko does this often, his favorites are cardinals

• Their main movement style is brachiation (or arm-swinging), but they can also run and walk upright on the ground

• They love to stay high up in the canopy

• Gibbons are one of the fastest primates; they can "fly" up to 40 feet through the air

• They sleep sitting up, with their face resting on their bent knees

• Gibbons sing duets with their partner, this is how they claim and maintain their territory

• Live in the forests of Southeast Asia; they are endangered due to hunting, illegal pet trade, and deforestation

• They eat fruit, leaves, insects, flowers, eggs (and birds)