"Alex" the African Gray Parrot Dies

[pitbulllady]

I found this kinda sad, especially after reading the last paragraph. Alex was truely a unique bird, who taught us a lot about the intellect of parrots and the language learning processes of our own species. As a parrot owner myself, I can really appreciate the cleverness of these birds.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/09/12/parrot.obit.ap/index.html

pitbulllady

[Medikor]

It's always sad to learn that an animals passed away. I like parrots and cockatoos so I feel for the poor thing.

[Diamond Duchess]

I saw this in the newspaper today. How sad. He was quite a bird, very smart and facinating too.

[Sparky]

I hadn't heard that. That's very sad. I first learned about Alex when I was about 10. I had gotten my first bird, a parakeet, and my parents let me subscribe to then-new Bird Talk Magazine. I always liked to read about him and Dr Pepperburg.

[Partymember]

:(

i like birds

[xxxClaire]

Aww. That's sad... :(

[emperor26]

I can't believe that happened. He was one unique bird. :(

[Zeitgheist]

Hey, I actually remember him

Oh well... not much to do about it ;/

[One Radical Dude]

Yeah, I had heard about Alex the Parrot recently. It's a same that Alex's time was up. :(

[jekylljuice]

It's always sad when the world loses a special bird. I'm currently still in mourning for Captain, a local shelduck I was on friendly terms with who also passed on quite recently. And of course for Josef Zawinul, co-founder of one of my favourite bands, Weather Report, who died on Tuesday. :'(

[Crash-N-Cortex]

It's sad to see birds die, they're quite unique. I mostly go to the CNN site to do my Current Event assignment for school.

[Nyo]

Wow that's one talented bird! Too bad he died. ;_;

RIP!