Alex the African Grey Parrot
When animal psychologist Irene Pepperberg entered a Northwest Side pet shop in 1977 and bought an obnoxious one-year-old african greys for adoption grey parrot named Alex She started a 30-year study that altered the way we think about avian intelligence. Her research with him challenged the common belief that birds can only mimic human speech without any understanding of what it means.
What is Alex?
Alex (short form for Avian Learning experiment) was initially an Gizmo newborn african grey parrot grey parrot bought from a pet store. However, over the course of his life, he set trails in animal psychology that went beyond what was previously thought to be possible. He also proved that animals can be as intelligent as primates or dolphins. Until his death in 2007, Alex was one of the most well-known talking african grey parrot for sale birds in the world, appearing on TV shows and in scientific reports.
Alex was able recognize the shapes, colors and materials, as well as the sizes of objects.
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