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- senorcool, on 10/10/2007, -3/+94Probably the only parrot on the plant too.
- Lokix, on 10/10/2007, -3/+70OMG THERES ANOTHER SMART PARROT ON THAT PLANT OVER THERE!
- fluidfoundation, on 10/10/2007, -3/+35*****, he was the only one who knew the combination!
- mklopez, on 10/10/2007, -2/+33'E's not pinin'! 'E's passed on! This parrot is no more! He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker!
'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed 'im to the perch 'e'd be pushing up the daisies!
'Is metabolic processes are now 'istory! 'E's off the twig!
'E's kicked the bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!!
THIS IS AN EX-PARROT!! - iEnigma, on 10/10/2007, -0/+29Then why the ***** are you dating him?
- cleverendeavor7, on 10/10/2007, -3/+29Everyone caught the "PlanEt," but nobody seemed to catch the "litTle" mistake after that.
- mrASSMAN, on 10/10/2007, -1/+25never try to understand women. we have all tried and failed.
- AriaStar, on 10/10/2007, -10/+34"Alex also had the emotional level of a 2yr-old child"
Sounds like my boyfriend today. - impei, on 10/10/2007, -11/+30No no! 'E's pining!
- yamyogurt, on 10/10/2007, -7/+24If he was so smart why is he dead?
- solonGFX, on 10/10/2007, -3/+17Well you do have to be pretty smart to balance on a plant
- TedTschopp, on 10/10/2007, -2/+11Will someone please check to see if that plant is dangerous?
- Willow01, on 10/10/2007, -1/+10Well I'll guess I'll have to replace em then.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9 It didn't mention what caused his death. Greys have a greater life span than thirty years (50).
- treyd, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7The story you linked to was submitted 6 hours and 15 min ago, while this story was submitted 16 hours and 30 min ago.
- FunkyNuts, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7Linguistically, of course a parrot can learn another language. They don't diffrentiate between them, as they're all just sounds to mimick. Hell, you could teach them a language based on clicks. As for sign language, they lack the appropriate number of digits and opposable thumbs.
- DeathJux, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6Thank you senorcool, I got what I came for
/leaves thread - spearce, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6you should try dating a woman just to see how stupid you are.
- GeneralFailure0, on 10/10/2007, -3/+8Sounds more like diggnation. But I kid...
- theholycow, on 10/10/2007, -3/+8What's so smart about competing with the jungle for your life and maybe a morsel of food, when you can live with a human who loves you and feeds you loads of your favorite food every day?
- historybird, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Not everyone thinks that understanding other species is pointless. You might as well ask why biologists exist at all, outside of medical science.
Also, animals allow us to understand important aspects of cognition. Even if you think only humans matter, Pepperberg's research and methods have been used to develop learning programs for learning disabled children. - lebaige, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6Ya, because clearly all "scientists" are the same and can work on the same things that you deem important.
- Aslander, on 10/10/2007, -5/+9Good to see everyone here has less intelligence than the African Grey did. You all are caught up on a damn mispelled word instead of the actual content of the article. Alex was an incredibly smart bird, and as an African Grey owner, I feel sorry for his owner. Greys are exactly like having a little kid, and when you have them for this long, they feel like another family member. RIP Alex.
- ShrimpCrackers, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4SpaceBalls is not arcane.
- MrWally, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4I think it would be difficult for a parrot to learn sign language.
- Mier, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4That bird was amazing. He had the IQ of a 2 year old which is amazing for an animal and since he could talk they could really understand him. I remember that PBS show with him on it, very cool. I believe this is also the bird that saw Jane Goodall and said "Got chimps?" So that bird recognized who it was and linked that to information about what she did. Think on that, a bird put all that together and communicated.
- LemmingJesus, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Clearly murder. The parrot was too smart for it's own good.
- walkingdogs, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3BURN!!!!
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3R.I.P BUDDY
- johndoenumber2, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2He was certainly talented. I also wonder what the cause was since 31 is young for African Grays.
- foxstp, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Lokix, You are responsible for the spilled coffee all over my laptop.
- HairyFotr, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Plants for Alex - > Flowers for Algernon.
- Megmillcar, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2i too am the proud Mama of a brilliant Grey named Milligan. They are such amazing birds that demand constant care in diet, exercise, and love. I have followed Alex for over 10 years and have enjoyed all that he has taught us.RIP Alex...
- eatbeefjerky, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2My family has a blue and gold macaw that waves with his feet - I'm guessing he could be taught sign language.
- FunkyNuts, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Well given the fact the OP thought it was possible, a reminder of why that isn't possible was in order. And you're wrong...next I was going to tell you that you are capable of higher thinking, but we both know I'd only be joking.
- Dradu, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3Bah, cleverendeavor7 beat me to it.
I just read article and then posted this comment.
I didn't refresh the page, so I had no clue he had already posted it.
Oh well. - Sil369, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2So this parrot only spoke English? Can parrots be taught other languages? Like Chinese? Maybe sign language (gorillas)? Have they ever been able to learn an animal langauage so they could communicate with other animals verbally? I wonder if it's possible...
- Chubakkaz, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3I love digg and all but 90% of these comments are about the misspelling, come on, the community is funny but if everyone tries so hard it can become overkill.
- Lokix, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Yeah, I'm a jerk like that. Later on today I'm going to make you drop your basket of clean laundry on the dirty floor so you have to redo it all. Bwahahahaha!
- MrWally, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3Because Dr. Irene Pepperberg, Ph.D is a medical doctor?
- raptor000000, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Last words to his "mommy" -- Alex looked at her and said: “You be good, see you tomorrow. I love you.”
That got me a little verklempt. - ggbs, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Einstein the parrot
http://www.bootstrike.com/LaughterHell/Featured/einsteinparrot.html - grrrrrrrrrrrrrr, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I recognize him now...he was one of the trolls on the cat threads...wait, no...too smart for a troll
- historybird, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Ditto to what you said. We have an African gray too. They are truly amazing.
- Traiklin, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3I know it to and in case you were wondering it's
1,2,3,4,5.
Now go change the combination on your luggage :P - 80hd, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Polly wants 09 F9 11 0......
- historybird, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Apparently they did an autopsy, and it was inconclusive. It's very sad this had to happen at 31. As you said, they often live 50+ years. There's a press release about it at alexfoundation.org.
- TrevorBelmont, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I'm a parrot. I don't know if this jackass could, say, USE A COMPUTER but I'm pretty sure that I am the world's smartest parrot.
- reyoo30309, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Stress.
- Dunphalunphy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Did anyone notice Dr. Irene Maxine Pepperberg was kind of hot? When I saw her picture I immediately thought abotu ***** her while she told me about her parrot.
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