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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

Pepperberg, Irene M. (Irene Maxine) Book - 2008 636.686 Pe 1 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4 out of 5

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Includes index.
My "wonderful life" moment -- Beginnings -- Alex's first labels -- Alex and me, the vagabonds -- What's a banerry? -- Alex and friends -- Alex goes hi-tech -- The next horizon -- What Alex taught me.
This story of Alex, a famous African Grey parrot, documents his thirty-year relationship with his trainer and the ways in which his life has changed scientific understanding about language and thought.

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PUBLISHED
New York : Collins, c2008.
Year Published: 2008
Description: 232 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780061673986
0061672475

SUBJECTS
African gray parrot -- Behavior.
Cognition in animals.
Animal communication.
Human-animal relationships.