As his owner and colleague, Dr. Pepperberg, writes in her charming new book, “Alex & Me,” the parrot she bought in a Chicago pet store in 1977 would help open a new window on the capacity of birds and other animals to think and communicate.
“Alex taught me to believe that his little bird brain was conscious in some matter, that is, capable of intention,” Dr. Pepperberg writes. “By extrapolation, Alex taught me that we live in a world populated by thinking, conscious creatures.”
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I really want to read this book! Someone buy it for me for Christmas. 
I’ve always been fascinated by Alex. I wish I could have met him before he died.
Do you have a talking bird? Is your talking bird as smart as Alex? Tell me about it!
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