“You be good, see you tomorrow. I love you,” these were the final words Alex, the parrot, hissed softly in the ears of Doctor Irene Pepperberg as she helped him settle inside the cage for the last ...

Alex the famous African gray parrot, renowned for the landmark cognition research conducted by owner Dr. Irene Pepperberg, Ph.D., has died at the age of 31. By learning elements of the English ...

Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird, a True Story by Stephanie Spinner; illustrations by Meilo So; Alfred A. Knopf ($17.99). This lovely picture book tells the remarkable true story of Irene Pepperberg ...

Alex wasn’t just repeating words. He understood them. For nearly three decades, African Grey parrot Alex worked with animal psychologist Irene Pepperberg, quietly reshaping what scientists believed ...