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Author Topic:   Cognitive Research Assistant Alex (the African Grey parrot) dies at 31
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09-19-2007 8:16 PM


Alex the African Grey parrot has died at the young age of 31 (see Alex The Grey Parrot, Colleague of Irene Pepperberg, Dead at 31):
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Alex, being quite a character, quickly took over Pepperberg's life by teaching her all he knew about cognition and communication. As early as 1999, he was able to "identify 50 different objects and understand quantities up to 6; he could distinguish 7 colors and 5 shapes, and understand the concepts of 'bigger', 'smaller', 'same', and 'different', and he was learning 'over' and 'under'," according to the New York Times. By 2002, Alex had a vocabulary of more than 100 words.
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Edited by Adminnemooseus, : Added the "(the African Grey parrot)" part to the topic title.

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