As Dr. Irene Pepperberg put him into his cage for the night last Thursday, Alex looked at her and said, “You be good, see you tomorrow. I love you.”
He was found dead in his cage the next morning, at age 31, apparently of natural causes.
This is the first parrot I can recall who’s […]
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