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This cover of National Geographic magazine is entitled “Conversations with a Gorilla,” with Koko the gorilla snapping a photograph of her reflection in the mirror. The photo was of such high quality and significance that it was chosen to be the cover photo for the October 1978 National Geographic article featuring Koko. Developmental psychologist Francine Patterson spent six years with Koko teaching her sign language and this led Patterson and other researchers to believe Koko displayed evidence of linguistic capabilities."

This photo shows that there are other things besides HUMANS that can be able to learn. The fact that this Gorilla took its own picture is wonderful. Especially how the camera is covering the Gorilla's face and it looks like a human in the way the photo was taken. Its dark and it looks wet and looks like an environment a journalist might be in to be studying animals. It opens a new world of education to mammals other than humans.