Comments on: The Life Of Alex, Talented Research Parrot

By: madelynn

madelynn — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:26:53 +0000

I am happy Alex was here on this planet for even though just a short while,, if not for his work and research,, i feel parrots would be treated worse than many already are in our captivity, Alex proved this species and others, {parrots} express pain, emotion, and can reason with cognitive abilities. without Alex ,, none of this info. would have been possible, i hate the thought of animals in labs but dont feel in my heart Alex was never abused,, Alex seemed to enjoy being the Einstein of parrots,, I have a grey , and I know if they dont want to do something they simply wont its not gonna happen,, i wondered about his schedule, and his life compared to in the home, but it seems greys love stimulus, challenges,, Alex was no ordinary parrot,, i wish he had been bred, i wish there were little Alex’s to come, I never heard of a grey likw Alex ever,, i have seen first hand what people can do to parrots ,, having volunteered in a parrot rescue, its a sin, beyond a sin the abuse, i worked with macaws, amazons too’s, greys all the product of human ignorance that people created,, and who pays,,? the parrot does,,, i think his work contributed to better understanding of parrots in general,, he left behind a legacy and footsteps that will never , ever be able to be filled He left something behind to let humans think about, only if we would ,, God gave him to us for only a short while,, and now hes free flying in the heavens,, and at peace,,,,, hes in a better place now,, but helped his fellow parrots out while he was here, in form of trying to educate ,,us humans,, He made a difference,,,,, he will be missed, and never forgotten,,,,

By: Tanya

Tanya — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:10:11 +0000

Lynn, do you really think that he was less stimulated than in a cage in someone’s home?

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:19:49 +0000

Could be Alex died of exhaustion; can you imagine working 8 to 12 hours a day for 30 years? What’s with him not going home with Irene each evening?

By: kaefamily

kaefamily — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:04:19 +0000

8 hours a day doing the same repetitive tasks for 20 years? Too much for a human’s brain let alone a bird’s one.

By: nora

nora — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:36:19 +0000

What a horrible thought about such a bright bird. I hope that Irene Pepperburg showered him with love, although I wonder if he was left on the weekends by himself, when all the Researchers were off of work. Poor Alex probably died wondering why he was left every night by himself in an empty lab 20 years before his time.

By: Lynne

Lynne — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:10:10 +0000

Alex probably died of boredom and frustration. Can you imagine being a lab animal for 30 years?