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The Alex studies

The Alex studies

Irene M. Pepperberg · 1999 · 434 pages

Animal communicationCognition in animalsAfrican gray parrotBehaviorParrots

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Twenty years ago Pepperberg set out to discover whether large-brained, highly social parrots were capable of mastering complex cognitive concepts and the rudiments of referential speech. This book represents the long-awaited synthesis of the studies constituting one of the landmark experiments in modern comparative psychology.

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