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Alex & Me

How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence—and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process

By: Irene M. Pepperberg

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Alex & Me

How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence—and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process

By: Irene M. Pepperberg

New York Times Bestseller The remarkable true story of an extraordinary relationship between psychologist Irene M. Pepperberg and Alex, an African Grey parrot who proved scientists and accepted wisdom wrong by demonstrating an astonishing ability to communicate and understand complex ideas. "You be good. I love you," were Alex's final words to his owner, research scientist Irene Pepperberg, before his premature death at age thirty-one on September 6, 2007. An African Grey parrot, Alex had a brain the size of a shelled walnut, yet he could add, sound out words, understand concepts like bigger, smaller, more, fewer, and none, and he disproved the widely accepted idea that birds possess no potential for language or anything remotely comparable to human intelligence. Alex & Me is the incredible story of an amazing, irascible parrot and his best friend who stayed together through thick and thin for thirty years—the astonishing, moving, and unforgettable story of a landmark scientific achievement and a beautiful relationship.

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Harper Collins

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ISBN 10

0061980455

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9780061980459

The Alex Studies

cognitive and communicative abilities of grey parrots

By: Irene M. PEPPERBERG,Irene M Pepperberg

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The Alex Studies

cognitive and communicative abilities of grey parrots

By: Irene M. PEPPERBERG,Irene M Pepperberg

20 years ago Pepperberg set out to discover whether results of pigeon studies necessarily meant that other birds were incapable of mastering cognitive concepts and the rudiments of referential speech. This is a synthesis of her studies.

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450

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Harvard University Press

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0674041992

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9780674041998

The Alex Studies

cognitive and communicative abilities of grey parrots

By: Irene M. PEPPERBERG,Irene M Pepperberg

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cognitive and communicative abilities of grey parrots

By: Irene M. PEPPERBERG,Irene M Pepperberg

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9780674041998

Animal Cognition in Nature

The Convergence of Psychology and Biology in Laboratory and Field

By: Russell P. Balda,Irene M. Pepperberg,A. C. Kamil

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Animal Cognition in Nature

The Convergence of Psychology and Biology in Laboratory and Field

By: Russell P. Balda,Irene M. Pepperberg,A. C. Kamil

In this book, the editors bring together results from studies on all kinds of animals to show how thinking on many behaviors as truly cognitive processes can help us to understand the biology involved. Taking ideas and observations from the while range of research into animal behavior leads to unexpected and stimulating ideas. A space is created where the work of field ecologists, evolutionary ecologists and experimental psychologists can interact and contribute to a greater understanding of complex animal behavior, and to the development of a new and coherent field of study.

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Academic Press

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008052723X

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9780080527239

The Alex Studies

Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots

By: Irene Maxine Pepperberg

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The Alex Studies

Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots

By: Irene Maxine Pepperberg

Can a parrot understand complex concepts and mean what it says? Since the early 1900s, most studies on animal-human communication have focused on great apes and a few cetacean species. Birds were rarely used in similar studies on the grounds that they were merely talented mimics--that they were, after all, "birdbrains." Experiments performed primarily on pigeons in Skinner boxes demonstrated capacities inferior to those of mammals; these results were thought to reflect the capacities of all birds, despite evidence suggesting that species such as jays, crows, and parrots might be capable of more impressive cognitive feats. Twenty years ago Irene Pepperberg set out to discover whether the results of the pigeon studies necessarily meant that other birds--particularly the large-brained, highly social parrots--were incapable of mastering complex cognitive concepts and the rudiments of referential speech. Her investigation and the bird at its center--a male Grey parrot named Alex--have since become almost as well known as their primate equivalents and no less a subject of fierce debate in the field of animal cognition. This book represents the long-awaited synthesis of the studies constituting one of the landmark experiments in modern comparative psychology.

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Harvard University Press

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0674255461

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9780674255463

Animal Cognition in Nature

The Convergence of Psychology and Biology in Laboratory and Field

By: Russell P. Balda,Irene M. Pepperberg,A. C. Kamil

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The Convergence of Psychology and Biology in Laboratory and Field

By: Russell P. Balda,Irene M. Pepperberg,A. C. Kamil

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Alex & Me

Alex & Me

The Alex Studies

The Alex Studies

The Alex Studies

The Alex Studies

Animal Cognition in Nature

Animal Cognition in Nature

The Alex Studies

The Alex Studies

Animal Cognition in Nature

Animal Cognition in Nature

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