Today’s Solutions: April 20, 2026

In a viral video released late last year, Koko the Gorilla used sign language to call mankind “stupid” and warn about the dangers of global warming. The video was debunked as a skillful editing job, but it wasn’t so hard to believe an animal of Koko’s intelligence would be pissed about man-made ecological disaster — we’re taking other species down with us. So perhaps it’s only fitting that whales, seals and other imperiled mammals are being…

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