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From:           	SteveSlr@aol.com
Date sent:      	Mon, 1 Mar 1999 15:38:15 EST
To:             	arthurhu@halcyon.com
Subject:        	Koko koko koko


Dear Arthur:


I am quite certain that the average gorilla's IQ (if such a concept is
even meaningful) is <dramatically> lower than the average IQ of the most
drunken group of Australian aborigines, or whoever currently comes in at
the bottom of the global IQ charts. If Koko really has the equivalent of a
fair to middling human IQ (which I'd like to hear more evidence for before
I accept that as true), it's because Koko is a prodigy among apes -- she
has been world famous for 15 to 20 years, during which period researchers
have found it very frustrating to find other apes as teachable as Koko
(e.g., her baby wasn't smart enough to learn sign language from her).


Steve