09-12-2007, 04:04 PM
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Talking Research Parrott Dies
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WALTHAM, Mass. — A gifted 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 understand the avian brain.
The death of Alex, an African Grey parrot, left scientists at Brandeis University feeling as if they'd lost a colleague.
"It's devastating to lose an individual you've worked with pretty much every day for 30 years," scientist Irene Pepperberg told The Boston Globe. "Someone was working with him 8 to 12 hours every day of his life." 
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Full Story: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,296413,00.html
This was pretty cool.... 
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