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Alex the African Grey Parrot Dies

Posted by kdawson on from the teaching-us-how-to-communicate dept.

grrlscientist writes "Yesterday, I received the devastating news that Alex the African Grey parrot, who was both a study subject and colleague to Irene Pepperberg, died unexpectedly at 31 years of age. 'Even though Alex was a research animal, he was much more than that. This species of parrot generally lives to be 50-60 years old, so Alex was only middle-aged when he died. According to some reports I have read, it is possible that Alex might have succumbed to Aspergillosis, a fungal infection of the lungs that he has battled in the past. However, the cause of death will not be known until after a necropsy has been completed... Alex's veterinarian is returning from vacation to personally conduct this necrospy.'"

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  1. Re:Uhm... by User+956 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Newsworthy? Colored parrots are going down.

    Indeed, but are we talking about African, or European parrots?

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