Alex the African Grey Parrot
When animal psychologist Irene Pepperberg entered a Northwest Side pet shop in 1977 and purchased an exuberant one-year-old african grey parrot adoption african grey parrots for adoption parrot named Alex, she began a 30-year experiment that changed gizmo the grey parrot way we view the avian brain. Her work with him challenged the notion that birds only mimic human speech, without any understanding of what it means.
What is Alex?
At first, Alex (short for Avian Learning Experiment) was a normal african grey parrot birds for sale Gizmo newborn african grey parrot parrot purchased from the pet store. But over the course of his life, he set trails in animal psychology that were far beyond what was previously thought to be possible. He also proved that animals are as intelligent as primates or dolphins. Alex was among the most talked about talking birds in the world until his death in 2007. He appeared on television shows and in scientific reports.