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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. What the Hell? by Romancer · · Score: 0, Troll

    Will someone tell me what kdawson is smoking? Why do I find myself looking at that name every time I see an article that has no business on Slashdot?

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    1. Re:What the Hell? by Jim+Hall · · Score: 0, Troll

      No kidding. I've lost patience for this "editor". Fortunately, I can take him out of my profile so I don't see stories posted by him.

      But I hope CmdrTaco or someone else in charge of the site gets the hint and takes this guy off editor duty.

    2. Re:What the Hell? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Wanker. Who gives a fuck about a dead parrot outside the obvious Monty Python quotes. How many people even have parrots these days, let alone "nerds"? Now fuck off you tosser!

      It's no wonder digg thrashes this site, even though the mean age of its users is probably 13. This place is a joke compared to what it used to be like.

  2. Re:Uhm... by Reaperducer · · Score: -1, Troll

    And with one final worthless entry, Slashdot officially jumps the shark.

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  3. Alex the African Grey Parrot Dies by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Oh god I fucking hate black people.

  4. Re:Elsewhere, by Colin+Smith · · Score: -1, Troll

    Only 1,199,999,700 left to go.

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  5. wow by JustNiz · · Score: -1, Troll

    a new low even for no-news days.

  6. Re:Elsewhere, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    What do you call 300 Chinese dying in a coal mine?

    A good start.

    My dad lost his job because of cheap fukin chinese crap.

  7. boo fucking hoo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    throw the bird in the trash and get over it.

  8. Re:No offense but by elrous0 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Hah! How many of us are, for all intents and purposes, ALREADY in a cage? Most humans would be damn happy to VOLUNTARILY trade complete freedom for a safe, stable envinroment where all their needs were met.

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