The embedded videos show some good mimicry but not much understanding. Handler: How about coughing? Ape: Sneezes. Handler: That was good! Handler: Kok

The embedded videos show some good mimicry but not much understanding. Handler: How about coughing? Ape: Sneezes. Handler: That was good! Handler: Koko, can you sneeze? Ape: Blows Nose. Handler: ... Not impressed. Just because something (ape breath control) looks like something else (speech prerequisites), doesn't mean theyre the same thing...