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3 unusual facts about Ronald Theodore Reuther


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Ronald Theodore Reuther (1929–2007), committed naturalist who managed several major zoos, and an aviation enthusiast

Ronald Theodore Reuther

He lectured on aviation operations and management for Golden Gate University, and on aeronautics at Sierra Academy of Aeronautics, a school for professional pilots.

The following year, Reuther allowed the baby gorilla named Hanabi-Ko, better known as Koko, to become the centerpiece of a project by Stanford University graduate student Francine Patterson, who famously went on to teach Koko to communicate through sign language.



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