Alex the African Grey Parrot
When animal psychologist Irene Pepperberg entered a Northwest Side pet shop in 1977 and purchased an obnoxious one-year-old bird african grey for sale grey parrot named Alex and began a 30-year research project that altered the way we think about the avian brain. Her research with him challenged the notion that birds only mimic human speech, without any understanding of what it means.
What is Alex?
Alex (short form for Alex the African grey parrot Avian Learning experiment) was originally just an african grey parrots sale african grey parrots on sale parrot bought from a pet shop. But over the course of his life, he blazed trails in animal psychology that went beyond what was previously thought to be possible. He also proved that animals can be as intelligent as dolphins or primates. Until his death in 2007, Alex the African Grey Parrot Alex was one of the most famous talking birds around the world, appearing on TV programs and scientific reports.
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