and not only that, but this book should clear the misconceptions of Irene "overworking" her birds. She does recall a lot of training situations, but she does talk a lot about what the students do with the birds during chill-out time, and what Irene does with them. You have to build a relationship in order for something like this research to happen. So people should read this book, and maybe they would realize that this bird wasnt an "abused" experiment, but loved like a friend.
The book "Alex and Me" was a fun quick read, but also provocative. If animals have this cognitive ability (and the evidence is growing fast), then what does our species owe to theirs? Given that this sense of moral duty is one sided (hard to imagine a tiger declining to eat clever prey), can I ignore my disquiet as an inappropriate carryover from human interactions? Only one of lots of new questions come out of reassessing our own niche...
To anyone that hasn't read "Alex and Me," it's just incredible. I HIGHLY recommend it!
Evanvids321 8 months ago
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Evanvids321 8 months ago
I love Alex. Irene Peppperberg is an amazing person. I've read Alex and Me twice and it just blows me away!
MsFinigin 9 months ago
Thank you for sharing this. It hasn't gotten much traffic, but I am posting it in Facebook and hopefully more people will watch it.
Ashton123082 1 year ago
and not only that, but this book should clear the misconceptions of Irene "overworking" her birds. She does recall a lot of training situations, but she does talk a lot about what the students do with the birds during chill-out time, and what Irene does with them. You have to build a relationship in order for something like this research to happen. So people should read this book, and maybe they would realize that this bird wasnt an "abused" experiment, but loved like a friend.
fancigal 1 year ago 6
The book "Alex and Me" was a fun quick read, but also provocative. If animals have this cognitive ability (and the evidence is growing fast), then what does our species owe to theirs? Given that this sense of moral duty is one sided (hard to imagine a tiger declining to eat clever prey), can I ignore my disquiet as an inappropriate carryover from human interactions? Only one of lots of new questions come out of reassessing our own niche...
senegal8 2 years ago 2