gray parrot
Americannoun
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The work shows the value of “studying birds’ number sense and communication,” says Irene Pepperberg, a comparative psychologist at Boston University known for her research with Alex, a highly intelligent African gray parrot.
From Science Magazine ● May 22, 2024
“The whole field completely disintegrated,” said Irene Pepperberg, a comparative cognition researcher at Boston University, who became known for her work with an African gray parrot named Alex.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2024
To celebrate, he bought an African gray parrot and named it Boyaco.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 23, 2018
In a lush aviary near Durban, South Africa, an African gray parrot hops toward me, babbling a language I can’t understand.
From National Geographic ● May 21, 2018
Even the crusty old iguana and a gray parrot that bit me six times.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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