Even up through last week, Alex was working with Dr. Pepperberg on compound words and hard-to-pronounce words. As she put him into his cage for the night last Thursday, she recalled, Alex looked at her and said: "You be good, see you tomorrow. I love you."

Gringo

Spokane, WA

May 2006

SEP 11, 2007 04:44 PM

Clearly nobody taught this bird how to say he didn't feel well.

Chainlink

Key West, FL

August 2005

SEP 11, 2007 04:45 PM

Thats sad. I think thats very young for a parrot.

Gringo

Spokane, WA

May 2006

SEP 11, 2007 04:48 PM

chainlink said:
Thats sad. I think thats very young for a parrot.

Yeah, he totally had the beak of an 18 year old.

zarth

Seattle, WA

December 2004

SEP 11, 2007 05:02 PM

You're mean, Gringo.

RudieCantFail

Baton Rouge, LA

January 2006

SEP 11, 2007 05:04 PM

TheGringo said:

chainlink said:
Thats sad. I think thats very young for a parrot.

Yeah, he totally had the beak of an 18 year old.

He totally had that beak botoxed.

Gringo

Spokane, WA

May 2006

SEP 11, 2007 05:15 PM

Zarth said:
You're mean, Gringo.

True, but at least I would have given Alex a proper service.

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meatpieboy

Korea, D.P.R.

June 2004

SEP 11, 2007 05:17 PM

TheGringo said:

Zarth said:
You're mean, Gringo.

True, but at least I would have given Alex a proper service.

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TheGringo's hatred killed him. Sucked the life right out.

Chainlink

Key West, FL

August 2005

SEP 11, 2007 06:07 PM

RudieCantFail

Baton Rouge, LA

January 2006

SEP 11, 2007 06:09 PM

chainlink said:

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Honestly, what's the point of having an animal that can talk, if you don't teach it how to swear?

Necia

San Francisco, CA

August 2005

SEP 11, 2007 06:56 PM

Cassiel said:

As she put him into his cage for the night last Thursday, she recalled, Alex looked at her and said: "You be good, see you tomorrow. I love you."

Is that not the saddest shit ever? I was reading that at work and almost got all choked up.

joker_

Minneapolis, MN

October 2005

SEP 11, 2007 09:09 PM

I've been following the remarkable work of Alex and Dr Pepperberg for quite some time now. It is very sad news.

joker_

Minneapolis, MN

October 2005

SEP 11, 2007 09:13 PM

chainlink said:
Thats sad. I think thats very young for a parrot.

31 is fairly young for African Grey, they can live into their sixties.

http://www.alexfoundation.org/

I hope that Dr Pepperberg is okay, it must be an extremely difficult time for her.

_DictionaryGirl_

NEWSWIRE

San Diego, CA

SEP 16, 2007 11:35 PM

Oh man, sadness. Those final words of his break my heart.

Cassiel

Aurora, CO

September 2004

SEP 19, 2007 11:10 PM

a follow-up article

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