Alex & Me

[machan710]

アレックおいス君、すg

[alcaraz1963]

I have a parrot and I know how smart they are.When you have animals as pets you really learn allot about them and how smart they are.

[styricpriestess]

This is really amazing.

[kaybay93]

1 person is mad because the parrot is smarter than them.

[luvinswift4life]

aw i love alex! too bad he died.. he really was like a little kid -3:)

i dont think you should clip their wings. i was reading and it said learing how to fly and flying makes them self-assured and more confident, so they have better mental health if their wings are not clipped.

[l0lygir1]

he's cute and smart! ^_^

[RockysBabyGirl2011]

I love the way he says four :)

[wheelingowl]

alex was relatively young for an african gray most likely because of the intensity of the stresses in his life.

[sexyshitMan]

@AtlasRedux

He died at age 31... o_o

That's not young xD

It is sad he passed though. I love this parrot. -3

[MsFinigin]

@sexyshitMan greys can live up to 50, so alex was young when he passed.

[MrPaulAlcantara]

great video

[AtlasRedux]

Such an amazeing bird :) So sad it died young.

[Koolked96]

Holy crap he's smarter than my brother :P

[hallal55]

OMG SHE IS A GENUIS! MAN SHE IS TEACHING HIM HUMANITY, EVOLUTION!

[hayleykelsey]

I have one and my husband and I adore him. We can hold him like a baby. He flies if he doesn't see me. He is more my bird but, he does good with my husband. I love him like our children...Rhonda Smith

[RadcliffOfCrymod]

Wow, the people that helped Dr. Pepperburg have the best job in the world. I'd love to be able to help with Alex (well, Griffin now, since he's taken over the show.) :D

[nooloo3000]

how?

just how

[RadcliffOfCrymod]

@nooloo3000 Dr. Pepperburg trained him every day of his life. She spent more time with Alex than most people spend with their birds. I think it was 6 hours a day she would spend with him teaching him words and numbers. And she did this every day since Alex said his first word. So if you put that all together, he got far more attention than most people give their birds.

[z3rkerpure1]

i have the same bird name reeno and everytime we let him out he attacks us. like fying onto your heads and biting us and wen we go to feed him a treat like a nut he will bite us. is there anything i can do to make him nicer?

[FLIGHTSIMEXTREME]

@z3rkerpure1 Ok heres an answer that worked for me,

Try clipping his wings, it will teach him he is not the bigger bird, nad therefor will rely on you to help him. and also cover his cage during nites and it can help him relax and help him sleep, these 2 have helped my cockatiel become very nice, but this does not guarentee you wont get bitten! if you want more info look at the channel: BHparrotwelfare on youtube and go to their website and contact them,

Thats all the info i have for u,

Thanks

[z3rkerpure1]

@FLIGHTSIMEXTREME we had to sell him he kept biting my mom. and we did all that. so. bye reeno :(

[S0XF0X]

@z3rkerpure1 Biting is a very fixable problem with research, time, patience, and know how. I hope he got a good home anyway.

[sirhubert]

@FLIGHTSIMEXTREME - contrary to popular belief, you should only clip a birds wings as an absolute last resort. In my opinion, a relationship with a bird is one of mutual respect. If you clip a bird's wings, you break that trust. It's like cutting a child's legs off at the knees if they don't do what you want! Also, and very importantly, they won't get enough excercise if they are not allowed to fly. Put the time in and train them! Clipping their wings is the lazy way.

[FLIGHTSIMEXTREME]

@sirhubert Ever since this winter I have been taking the best of both worlds. In winters I let them grow and in summers ill clip them.because then they can com.with me outside

[KimonoHire]

@sirhubert I think you're exaggerating! It's not like the feathers never grow back!

[sirhubert]

@KimonoHire - A parrot's response to fear is to fly - if you clip a bird's wings, you take away it's ability to respond to that instinct. This eventually causes psychological problems and you end up with a biting or screaming bird that pulls it's feathers.

[visceru92]

Poor Alex, every video he was in he always asked to go back! He was so smart, I'm sure he must have gotten tired of being paraded around and asked questions all day.

[physicalKinetics]

how hungry is that parrot?

[playboyquan]

that adorable im very sorry e passed away

[Oemetra]

Give him a treat bitch.

[Trebgah]

I read some of the "Alex and Me" book. I wonder why he likes cork?

[jallejulle34]

You go girl, HIT the bird with the keys.

[fancigal]

@jallejulle34 She never hit him with the keys, when she asks him a question about the objects, she brings it to him so he can touch it. Birds use their beak a lot and giving him the opportunity to touch it, lets him explore it.

[ChuckHitler]

@cryora

Actually the smaller one is yellow. And He still answered how many there were (2), and what was different about them (color).

You need to watch more videos cause Alex really was that smart.

[cryora]

"What color bigger?" "Green"

WTF They're BOTH green!

In another vid the lighter shade was bigger and Alex said green for that also!

CHEATER CHEATER CHEATER

[Syykkogrl]

R.I.P. Alex! I was so fascinated by Dr. Pepperberg's work with Alex that I began working with my Quaker Parrot when he was only 4 weeks old to identify colors, sizes, and shapes. It is amazing how smart birds really are. And how child-like. It is like having a perpetual toddler!

[bruteinazootsuit]

@Syykkogrl How is he doing now? I know you wrote this comment a few months ago, but I'm curious how he's been doing since then. :)

[mybirdsid]

@Syykkogrl how cool your working with your quaker parrot. I have one, Sid, she is pretty smart, she shows me whats bothering her in the room and she knows quite a lot of tricks for a 2 year old parrot.

Birds are pretty smart and people think I am crazy lol.

Yes, It is amazing how animals and people are closly linked, but sometimes we don't know it or we don't give then credit

[heynap]

really amazing what he could do, but is it just me or is the lady feeding him a lil too many treats?? i dont know a lot about these parrots at all and im not saying shes bad but still it seams if he just says one thing u have to reward him

[silvAnighTgirL]

Amazing!

R.I.P

[halfacig]

She is so patient!

[ilikemonkeys100]

i read somewhere that when she would start to get fustrated or annoyed with him, he would notice and say "I'm sorry." to her.

[fancigal]

@ilikemonkeys100 haha when she gets anxious, he yells "calm down!"

[mistyishappy]

You changed my opinion of parrots Alex... rip =[

[beastinblack]

you should see my parrot, he is the complete opposite :)

[PK292TSM]

In a way, I wonder whether all of this research thing is of any point. Parrots don't need these research, they are what they are and they should live the way they are most content. Knowing how many colors what numbers what shape is our human way of measuring intelligence, but why' does it matter to the animals?

[jxh0703]

you're right, it doesn't matter to the animal. but the research matters to scientists, and dr. pepperberg. And in turn, will matter to the general public after seeing clips like this one, when people start realizing that parrots are capable of much more than the general public actually think. and in turn will perhaps treat birds and animals with more respect if not already so.

[PK292TSM]

yes in a human-centric world.

[alikokoro]

@PK292TSM

"human centric" or not, it still benefits not only birds, but all animals. By showing people these amazing acts of intelligence, they are hoping to make people see animals as more than objects!

[RadcliffOfCrymod]

@jxh0703 Mission accomplished here. :)

[alikokoro]

@PK292TSM

This is very important research to make human kind understand that animals can show human intelligence. Alex is just like any other pet bird and he is being treated well. Of course he doesn't really want to "preform" for people, but that is just the same as a human making a dog do a trick... it's not mean or cruel, just boring to the animal... kind of like a child doing homework.

[CheekyThrill]

@alikokoro Actually, parrots greatly enjoy human interaction, so this wasn't "boring" to the bird. They need the stimulation, or they get bored without it, and start pulling out feathers and such.

[SlurpeePerson]

he sounds like stuart from mad tv

[shonzilla]

Alex must have been proud of how she trained Dr. Pepperberg to entertain and feed her. :-)

[jxh0703]

lol

[c5xz]

am really sorry for our lost

we lost alex

am so sorry

i wish if we have a parrot like him

[Gatchers]

We miss and love you. Parrots show that the world is a beautiful place.

[Zilverhunter]

R.I.P. Alex.. I love u smart parrot..

[reneesababe]

r.i.p alex

you proved people wrong and even if you aren't liing anymore...you cant change that

=]

[Juliacutieface]

Alex is very smart. I have a african grey named Kikki. She is 8 months old. She cannot speak like alex. :( He is a very intellegent, smart, beautiful bird. WE MISS HIM VERY MUCH.

[theblackbull55]

R.I.P

the smartest parrot ever

[MISTICBLAST2000]

Alex we love u!!!!!!!.

[makingtheband990]

i want a smart parrot like that

[emma9sachi]

It's so funny when he says he wants to go back.

[MarinaUlliel]

Donate to the Alex Foundation if you want to prolong research into other intelligences. Her book is marvelous, called "Alex and Me". Its incredible, her own history as well, being a chem major, going to Harvard, teaching in Arizona, etc.

[calitidalwave]

RIP Alex. You will be missed. This brought tears to my eyes.

[RobSydneyUK]

Very bright bird, quite the character. I really like how she treats him respectfully too.

[Scitech101]

WE MISS ALEX

[jputterman26]

Just goes to show parrots are smarter than G. W. Bush.

[reak7835]

ahahahahahaha yeah

very well put

[wikkan77]

XD ha ha ha!!!!!

a slug is smarter than bush, and it likes beer too

[iluvmunkeez101]

awesome