Alex the famous African gray parrot, renowned for the landmark cognition research conducted by owner Dr. Irene Pepperberg, Ph.D., has died at the age of 31. By learning elements of the English ...

Alex the African gray parrot could do more than speak and understand he could also count, identify colors and develop an emotional relationship.... 'Alex & Me': The Parrot Who Said 'I Love You' It's ...

“You be good, see you tomorrow. I love you,” these were the final words Alex, the parrot, hissed softly in the ears of Doctor Irene Pepperberg as she helped him settle inside the cage for the last ...

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Alex, a parrot that could count to six, identify colors and even express frustration with repetitive scientific trials, has died after 30 years of helping researchers better ...

WALTHAM, Mass. - Alex, a parrot who could count to 6, identify colors and even express frustration with repetitive scientific trials, has died after 30 years of helping researchers better understand ...

Alex the parrot could do a lot of things. He could count to six, and was working on counting to seven. He could name 50 objects, seven colours and five shapes. Scientists who kept him in a lab at ...

Alex wasn’t just repeating words. He understood them. For nearly three decades, African Grey parrot Alex worked with animal psychologist Irene Pepperberg, quietly reshaping what scientists believed ...

Alex, as adult readers may recall, was indeed no ordinary bird: for 30 years, this African grey parrot, purchased in a pet shop, was the research subject of animal psychologist Irene Pepperberg, who ...