First Animal Selfie Ever??
This photo is of the first cover for National Geographic magazine. Koko is seen taking a picture of herself in the mirror. This could be the first animal selfie ever! The picture was featured as the cover photo in the October 1978 issue.

First Animal Selfie Ever??
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She Wanted A Pet Kitty!
Researchers at The Gorilla Foundation stated Koko was asking for a pet cat for Christmas in 1983! She was given a stuffed animal but clearly was less than pleased. She wouldn’t play with it and actually signaled “sad” in sign language! She really wanted the real thing for Christmas!

She Wanted A Pet Kitty