Alex wasn’t just repeating words. He understood them. For nearly three decades, African Grey parrot Alex worked with animal ...

Today, you would be hard pressed to find anyone, scientist or layperson, who thinks that animals operate purely on instinct and have little to no intelligence at all. It wasn’t terribly long ago, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. African Grey parrots have the gift of gab in a way that few other birds, even talking birds, do. You may have heard of Alex the ...

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Alex, a parrot that could count to six, identify colors and even express frustration with repetitive scientific trials, has died after 30 years of helping researchers better ...

African Grey parrots aren't just among the smartest birds in the entire world; they're one of the world's smartest animal species, period. Not only can African Greys learn hundreds of distinct words, ...

Alex the African gray parrot could do more than speak and understand he could also count, identify colors and develop an emotional relationship.... 'Alex & Me': The Parrot Who Said 'I Love You' It's ...

African Grey parrots have the gift of gab in a way that few other birds, even talking birds, do. You may have heard of Alex the Grey Parrot, who had amassed a vocabulary of over 100 words before his ...