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Irene Pepperberg is associate research professor at Brandeis University and the author of a new book, . She and Jonah Lehrer, the editor of Mind Matters, discuss what Alex and other African Grey Parrots can teach us about the evolution of intelligence  

Irene Pepperberg is associate research professor at Brandeis University and the author of a new book, . She and Jonah Lehrer, the editor of Mind Matters, discuss what Alex and other African Grey Parrots can teach us about the evolution of intelligence  

There is nothing new under the sun. Do you remember the Monty Python Dead Parrot sketch? Mr.  

London, November 10 (ANI): A Scottish research team is gearing up to study parrots, ravens, and pigeons to discover how human language evolved. Researchers at St Andrews University have revealed that their plan is to compare “highly intelligent” parrots and ravens with “cognitively normal...  

SCIENTISTS at a Scottish university are to analyse parrots, ravens and pigeons in a bid to discover how human language evolved, it was revealed yesterday.  

I am looking to give a Parrot type bird a good home. I would like to adopt an African Grey, Amazon, Cockatoo, Macaw, etc...I know there are people who are struggling with giving up their pet birds because of the economy, moving and things of this nature.  

Thousands of parrots are caught from the wild in Papua and North Maluku to supply domestic and international illegal wildlife trade. In the 2001-2002 Flying without Wings report, the Indonesian ... read more  

"If you got the animal, we got the feed for it," said John DeMeyer. The DeMeyer family has owned the business since 1940, although it originally started out at 81 E. Belvidere St., now occupied by a power ...  

Fire fighters, police officers and....parrots? ABC 6 has the full story of a heroic bird.  

Researchers at St Andrews University have revealed that their plan is to compare "highly intelligent" parrots and ravens with "cognitively normal" pigeons, ...  

WEYMOUTH, England, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- British municipal officials say they have settled a nuisance case involving squawking parrots after spending $42,000 prosecuting the birds' owner.  

Known for their charming, comical personalities and their willingness to learn human speech, the Quaker Parrot is an excellent choice for those who want all the fun of a large...  

Of the 8 million parrots in the United States , none was more famous than Alex, the African grey who spent 30 years in the loving care of Dr. Pepperberg ...  

A judge has halted a £116,000 legal battle over a woman's noisy parrots, telling both sides to use their common sense.  

African gray parrots are the largest African parrot, uniquely colored gray with a scarlet tail.