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On September 6, 2007, an African Grey parrot named Alex died prematurely at age thirty-one. His last words to his owner, Irene Pepperberg, were "You be good. I love you." What would normally be a quiet, very private event was, in Alex's case, headline news. Over the thirty years they had... read more
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- Irene: the author, scientist and Alex's owner
- Alex.: Alex 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. The name Alex is an acronym for Avian Language EXperiment.
- Irene M Pepperberg: research scientist
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- Dr. Irene Pepperberg: Irene Maxine Pepperberg (born April 1, 1949, Brooklyn, New York) is a scientist noted for her studies in animal cognition, particularly in relation to parrots. She is an adjunct professor of psychology at Brandeis University and a lecturer at Harvard University.
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First Sentence edit
How much impact could a one-pound ball of feathers have on the world?
Table of Contents edit
1. My Wonderful Life Moment
2. Beginnings
3. Alex’s First Labels
4. Alex and Me, the Vagabonds
5. What’s a Banerry?
6. Alex and Friends
7. Alex Goes Hi-Tech
8. The Next Horizon
9. What Alex Taught Me
Authors & Contributors edit
- Irene M. Pepperberg (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 0061672475
Page Count: 240
Publisher: HarperCollins
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 0061672475
Page Count: 240
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 636.68650929
Subjects edit
- Books › Professional & Technical › Professional Science › Biological Sciences › Zoology › Ornithology
- Books › Science › Biological Sciences › Zoology › Animal Psychology
- Books › Science › Biological Sciences › Zoology › Ornithology
- Books › Science › Biological Sciences › Animals
- Books › Home & Garden › Animal Care & Pets › Birds
- Books › Home & Garden › Animal Care & Pets › Essays
- Books › Outdoors & Nature › Fauna
- Books › Outdoors & Nature › Birdwatching
- Books › Outdoors & Nature › Reference
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