PARROT INTELLIGENCE: DR. PEPPERBERG with AFRICAN GREYS GRIFFIN, ALEX & EINSTEIN

BIRD BRAINIAC - EXTRAORDINARY ANIMALS -
ANIMAL PLANET SPECIAL - Air Date: 7/5/2008:

Meet Congo African Grey, GRIFFIN, who has succeeded ALEX in helping Dr. Irene PEPPERBERG of Brandeis University in Waltham, MA, prove that Parrots are sensitive, intelligent, thinking, feeling creatures!

FOOTAGE of ALEX from 7:28 to 9:20.
{Alex passed away Sept. 6, 2007...RIP...}

THIS IS A PRODUCTION BY THE BBC --
See Full Article Here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2002/boston_2002/1821654.stm

NARRATED BY: William Shatner

For more info, visit THE ALEX FOUNDATION
(where you can also watch the FULL 22-Minute Video): http://www.alexfoundation.org/griffin_the%20_parrot.html

Also making an appearance is famous African Grey, EINSTEIN, together with Stephenie White from the Knoxville Zoo in Tennessee.

Visit the Knoxville Zoo's Website for more information on Einstein and AFRICAN GREY PARROTS:
http://www.knoxville-zoo.org/einstein.htm

You can watch a video of EINSTEIN performing at the Zoo's YouTube Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/knoxvillezooadmin

And please remember...'DON'T BUY, DON'T BREED, ADOPT A PARROT IN NEED!'

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Congo
• African
• Grey
• Talking
• Parrot
• Alex
• Griffin
• Einstein
• Dr.
• Irene
• Pepperberg
• Research
• Brandeis
• University
• Animal
• Planet
• Knoxville
• Zoo
• William
• Shatner
• Foundation
• Rescue

[wildlifeguardian]

By Sqaurix1: "I strongly believe that the stress Alex went through working with Dr. Pepperberg all those 10+ hour days lead to his death. If she truly believes parrots have the intelligence (and emotional capabilities) of a three year old, she shouldn't have worked him so hard. Would you subject a 3 year old to 10 hour long intensive work days? Einstein, a healthy parrot with intact feathers, is a good example of studying these birds without harming them."

[wildlifeguardian]

@ Sqaurix1: WELL SAID! Thank you!

[AngelxEyes1990]

So clever, I'm gonna get an African Grey soon :)

[wildlifeguardian]

I assume you know what you're getting into....a LIFE-TIME of a demanding feathered companion who is the equivalent of a 4-year-old child...forever...

[MartinBohlin]

Alex's last word was I love you? OnO

i seriouslly shed a tear at that point.

[weepingwell]

is that shatner?

[frogmahall]

I think they can understand. We have an african grey. I pick up my purse, and he says, "by see you later". I pick up the phone, he says "Hello". I don't have to say anything, he says it for me. They are smarter than humans give them credit for.

[swordsbane]

I'm sorry. There are human beings who when they speak, we don't know if they comprehend what they're saying. How can anyone be sure about a parrot?

[supershark0218]

"You be good. I love you."

[weepingwell]

I knew it.. although it could be a parrot imitating shatner..

[netgod2002]

Shit yer!

[Amandah86]

Its so sad that Griffin is heading the same way as Alex. Irene's findings are fascinating but I don't agree with her methods and the use of the model. African greys are flocking birds. I personally believe that jealousy is one of the fiercest/strongest emotions a grey can experience. He saw her as his mate and it must have been so stressful for him to vie for her attention all the time.