Alex The Parrot

Alex (1976 - September 6, 2007[1]) was an African Grey Parrot and the subject of a thirty-year (1977-2007) experiment by animal psychologist Irene Pepperberg, initially at the University of Arizona and later at Harvard and Brandeis University. Pepperberg bought Alex in a regular pet shop when he was about one year old.[2] The name Alex is an acronym for Avian Learning EXperiment.[3]His successor was Griffin.

Before Pepperberg's work with Alex, it was widely believed in the scientific community that birds were not intelligent and could only use words by mimicking, but Alex's accomplishments indicated that birds may be able to reason on a basic level and use words creatively.[4] Pepperberg wrote that Alex's intelligence was on a par with that of dolphins and great apes.[5] She also reported that Alex had the intelligence of a five-year-old human[3] and had not even reached his full potential by the time he died.[6] She said that the bird had the emotional level of a human two-year-old at the time of his death.[7]

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• African
• Grey
• Parrot
• Bird

[Jamisonsland2]

my birds name is alex to! ill show u in a video responce

[Warhound360]

Hey guys check out Jamisonsland2 video it's really good :D

[5cag1]

was he ever allowed outside the lab to look out the window ?

[Warhound360]

Your question was if he was ever let out the lab.

The answer was yes, alex was treated like a king.

[Warhound360]

It's a shame this bird was only an experiment.

[Warhound360]

OK guys thanks for the 9,000 views can you tell send this video to your friends to get more views i got this from PBS.

[Lynx799]

Shit xD i want some water 2

[nnlnnd]

Poor baby, wanted to go back. :( What a sweetie pie.

[zombieinajar]

i was so so sad when alex died :(

[WackySquirrels]

i'm just finishing up Irene Pepperberg's book about alex, Alex & Me

[psychochinchilla393]

awwwwwwww i love the way he talks

[peachygirl510]

wow what an amazing and intelligent creature. Love em.

[albertogarcia206]

alex, what matter?

[ParrotTrainingSchool]

Your pet is so cute and very talented.. Nice!

[aviannightmare]

@tramany7 I agree!

[aviannightmare]

@AilynCarol Well Said!