Into the Driver's Seat

The Gorilla Foundation relies on mobile apps to interact with and help care for their gorillas.

Find out what they can do through (FileMaker) technology.

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I learned about an organization called the Gorilla Foundation whose mission statement is "to learn about gorillas by communicating with them, and apply our knowledge to advance great ape conservation, education, care and empathy — conservation through communication." They have two gorillas at their facility named Koko and Ndume and use specialized mobile apps to work with their charges. These gorillas use sign language to communicate and the Foundation employs staff as dual caregivers/researchers who work with them directly thanks to these apps, which record data and enhance contact between humans and gorillas in ways I'll explore below.

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