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 african grey parrot birds for sale grey parrot named Alex and began a 30-year experiment that altered the way we think about avian intelligence. Her research on Alex challenged the common belief birds could only mimic human language, but not understand the meaning.
What is Alex?
Alex (short form for Avian Learning experiment) was originally just an blue african grey parrot african grey parrot eggs for sale parrot purchased at a pet store. Over the course of his life, he forged new ground in animal psychology and proved that animals are just as intelligent as dolphins or primates. In 2007 when he passed away, Alex was one of the most famous talking african grey parrot for sale birds in the world, appearing on TV shows and scientific reports.
Alex was able to identify the shapes, colors and materials, as well as the sizes of objects. Alex also understood the meanings behind words, something that is not typical for birds.
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