Alex the African Grey Parrot
When animal psychologist Irene Pepperberg entered a Northwest Side pet shop in 1977 and purchased a haughty one-year-old parrots african grey for sale african grey birds for sale parrot named Alex and began a 30-year experiment that changed the way we view avian intelligence. Her research with Alex challenged the common belief birds could only imitate human language, but not understand the meaning.
What is Alex?
In the beginning, Alex (short for Avian Learning Experiment) was a normal congo african grey parrot grey parrot bought from the pet retailer. However, over the course cost of african grey parrot his life, he set trails in animal psychology that were above anything that was thought to be possible. He also proved that animals can be as intelligent as primates or dolphins. In 2007 when he passed away, Alex was one cost of african grey parrot the most famous talking birds around the world, appearing on television programs and scientific reports.