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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 / Irene M. Pepperberg.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York, NY : Collins, c2008.Edition: 1st edDescription: vii, 232 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780061672477
  • 0061672475
Other title:
  • Alex and me
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 636.6/8650929 22
LOC classification:
  • QL696.P7 P457 2008
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Contents:
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.
Summary: 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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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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