Alex, the amazing African Grey (parrot)

This is what the title of Subway's post reminded me of this morning...

From the Alex Foundation web site

Dr. Pepperberg purchased Alex from a Chicago pet store in June, 1977. He can label seven colors, is learning the alphabet and can count up to six objects. Alex is also working on identifying objects from photographs. Alex likes cardboard boxes, keychains, and corks.

Research papers and video of Alex in action are available for download here.

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