Many parrot species have the physical and intellectual capabilities to mimic sounds, including the human voice. Even though ...

African Grey parrots have the gift of gab in a way that few other birds, even talking birds, do. You may have heard of Alex ...

But when parrots live with people, they don't have any flockmates to learn "parrot" from. Instead, they use their highly ...

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 ...

Alex was an African grey parrot that Pepperberg bought in a pet store 30 years ago. By the time of his death last Friday, he had a confirmed vocabulary of more than 100 English words that he could ...

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 ...

Alex, 31, an African Grey parrot, died unexpectedly last week, said Irene Pepperberg, a former University of Arizona professor who studied and worked with the parrot for most of his life and ...

African grey parrot Apollo and his owners live in Florida ... her work in field of animal cognition] through her work with Alex, her African grey.” Mason also said, “Occasionally we’ll ...