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Alex, the talking research African Grey parrot passes away.
CNN's Jim Clancy speaks with Dr. Irene Pepperberg, whose research parrot, Alex, was discovered dead last week. Alex was 31 and appeared to have died of natural causes, said Dr. Irene Pepperberg, the scientist who trained and studied him for three decades. RIP Alex.
Length: 209
Rating: 4.90 (326 ratings)
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Alex the smart parrot passes away
September 17, 2007
Alex, a parrot that could count to six, identify colors and even express frustration with repetitive scientific trials, has died after 30 years of helping researchers better understand the avian brain.
Alex could count to six, identify colors and even express frustration with repetitive scientific trials.
The cause of Alex's death was unknown. The African grey parrot's average life span is 50 years, Brandeis University scientist Irene Pepperberg said. Alex was discovered dead in his cage Friday, she said, but she waited to release the news until this week so grieving researchers could get over the shock and talk about it.
"It's devastating to lose an individual you've worked with pretty much every day for 30 years," Pepperberg told The Boston Globe. "Someone was working with him eight to 12 hours every day of his life."
Alex's advanced language and recognition skills revolutionized the understanding of the avian brain. After Pepperberg bought Alex from an animal shop in 1973, the parrot learned enough English to identify 50 objects, seven colors and five shapes. He could count up to six, including zero, was able to express desires, including his frustration with the repetitive research. Video Watch Alex teach humans about birds »
He also occasionally instructed two other parrots at the lab to "talk better" if they mumbled, though it wasn't clear whether he was simply mimicking researchers.
Alex hadn't reached his full cognitive potential and was demonstrating the ability to take distinct sounds from words he knew and combine them to form new words, Pepperberg said. Just last month, he pronounced the word "seven" for the first time.
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The last time Pepperberg saw Alex was Thursday, she said. They went through their back-and-forth goodnight routine, which always varied slightly and in which she told him it was time to go in the cage.
She recalls the bird said: "You be good. I love you." She responded, "I love you, too." The bird said, "You'll be in tomorrow," and she responded, "Yes, I'll be in tomorrow."
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Length: 159
Rating: 4.90 (119 ratings)
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Memorial For Alex
Remember Me This Way by Vanessa Williams. A video memorial to Alex the most amazing african grey and a thank you to Dr. Pepperberg and her foundation.
Length: 263
Rating: 4.90 (150 ratings)
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Tribute to Alex
After the Passing of Alex on September 6, 2007. I really felt the need to let people know just how much Alex, Dr. Pepperberg, Arlene and everyone behind the scenes of the The Alex Foundation mean to me and to many, many other people out there.
A VERY SPECIAL Thank you goes to Arlene Leven-Rowe the Lab Manager for the Alex Foundation for helping me to gather additional photos for this video.
All Photos Used with Permission.
Please visit:
http://www.alexfoundation.org
Length: 247
Rating: 4.80 (55 ratings)
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Alex, the talking research African Grey parrot passes away.
CNN's Jim Clancy speaks with Dr. Irene Pepperberg, whose research parrot, Alex, was discovered dead last week. Alex was 31 and appeared to have died of natural causes, said Dr. Irene Pepperberg, the scientist who trained and studied him for three decades. RIP Alex.
Length: 210
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Parrot Palooza
This is just a clip of some of the things we saw at Parrot Palooza (held at Bird Paradise in NJ).
http://www.bird-paradise.biz/parrotpalooza.htm
Music by Kevin MacLeod.
Length: 354
Rating: 4.90 (20 ratings)
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Let's keep them wild, free and natural
Parrots as most other animals are highly social. "These birds have the emotional and social skills of a 2 - 3 year old child. Their intellectual skills are more like a 5 or 6 year old child in some cases" -Dr. Irene Pepperberg
In my opinion exotic pets shouldn't be kept as pets. Or at least provide a social environment that correspondences with the natural needs of any pet.
Length: 162
Rating: 4.30 (6 ratings)
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