[That oughta get some odd traffic.]
Seriously though, two former caretakers for Koko are suing their boss [CNEWS] for alleged harassment and unsafe working conditions.
Among the complaints are being expected to "indulge Koko's nipple fetish," because Koko needed "to see new nipples" (other than those of trainer Penny Patterson). WTF?? I'm pretty sure Koko is not the individual with the fetish.
Health concerns included having to store their lunches in the same fridge which was used to store gorilla urine. MMM-mmm.
19 February 2005
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I read this story elsewhere (although I can't find the link now) and it looked there that Koko does indeed have what would be termed an obsession among humans. Apparently she becomes intransigent and unresponsive unless you show her and allow her to touch your nipples. It seems that no-one has been trying to wean her off this fixation, however.
The $1 million damages claim is straight out of the US arbitrary damage awards handbook though. Why not $1.33333334 million, or $1.123581321 million, just to be different?
The hearing of this sort of case has to be the zenith of the career of any judge, though. You might as well retire after hearing that one.
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