Author: Irene M. Pepperberg
Translator: San-ho Park
Publisher: Courier
Hardcover | 272 pages | 210*128mm
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About This Book
How a Scientist and a Parrot Uncovered a Hidden World of Animal
Intelligence--and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process
On September 6, 2007, an African Grey parrot named Alex died prematurely
at age thirty-one. His last words to his owner, Irene Pepperberg, were
"You be good. I love you."
What would normally be a quiet, very private event was, in Alex's case,
headline news. Over the thirty years they had worked together, Alex and
Irene had become famous -- two pioneers who opened an unprecedented
window into the hidden yet vast world of animal minds. Alex's brain was
the size of a shelled walnut, and when Irene and Alex first met, birds
were not believed to possess any potential for language, consciousness,
or anything remotely comparable to human intelligence. Yet, over the
years, Alex proved many things. He could add. He could sound out words.
He understood concepts like bigger, smaller, more, fewer, and none. He
was capable of thought and intention. Together, Alex and Irene uncovered
a startling reality: We live in a world populated by thinking, conscious
creatures.
The fame that resulted was extraordinary. Yet there was a side to their
relationship that never made the papers. They were emotionally connected
to one another. They shared a deep bond far beyond science. Alex missed
Irene when she was away. He was jealous when she paid attention to other
parrots, or even people. He liked to show her who was boss. He loved to
dance. He sometimes became bored by the repetition of his tests, and
played jokes on her. Sometimes they sniped at each other. Yet nearly
every day, they each said, "I love you."
Alex and Irene stayed together through thick and thin -- despite sneers
from experts, extraordinary financial sacrifices, and a nomadic
existence from one univerˇ©sity to another. The story of their
thirty-year adventure is equally a landmark of scientific achievement
and of an unforgettable human-animal bond.
Irene M. Pepperberg is an associate research professor at Brandeis
University in Massachusetts and teaches animal cognition at Harvard
University. Her work has been featured in major newspapers and magazines
in the United States, Europe, and Asia, as well as on teleˇ©vision,
including the now-famous interview of Alex by Alan Alda on Scientific
American Frontiers. She is the author of one previous book, The Alex
Studies.
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