Teh parrot dies with style: I love you
After Pepperberg bought Alex from an animal shop in 1973, the parrot learned enough English to identify 50 objects, seven colors and five shapes. He could count up to six, including zero, was able to express desires, including his frustration with the repetitive research. He also occasionally instructed two other parrots at the lab to “talk better” if they mumbled, though it wasn’t clear whether he was simply mimicking researchers. The last time Pepperberg saw Alex was Thursday, she said. They went through their back-and-forth goodnight routine, which always varied slightly and in which she told him it was time to go in the cage. She recalls the bird said: “You be good. I love you.” She responded, “I love you, too.” The bird said, “You’ll be in tomorrow,” and she responded, “Yes, I’ll be in tomorrow.” Now forget about cats, puppies and similar lame pets, that’s a real gangsta parrot!
Source: AP
Can’t she just go to the petshop and buy a new one?
not one which will say stuff like Alex
thanks for news article. although its a bit late. someone on the NTi forums posted this about a week or so ago. Still miss my parrot.
I think if the bird were really intelligent, it would have said,”these thirty years of experiments have reduced my lifespan by twenty years, set me freeeee”. So for all its intelligence it still died in a cage twenty years prematurely.
I have an African Grey myself, he’s still young but can talk pretty good. I can’t imagine waking up and finding him no longer living in his cage. Alex was a one of a king African Grey, I saw video of him and he seemed really smart. It’s sad he had a short life compared to most Grey’s.
Yeah this parrot died over a month ago (6th of September). If you are interested you can read more about Alex (Avian Learning EXperiment) on wiki - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_(parrot)
I understand how she feels. I own an African Grey and it’s one of the coolest birds ever. They are smart, as described, and very nice, if you treat it nice. I had mine for about 10 years, ranging from middle to now college. I love my bird, and always will because the time spent to teach it words and etc. It’s like finding a child and raising it as your own even though its not be your own flesh and blood.
R.I.P Alex
This is the coolest thing… ever!
Seriously, this is frontpage stuff!
HOLY.. S…. Batman! The sarcasm machine is off chart!
dam that bird is smarter than me lol na j/k probably that bird can hit kindergarden maybe evan first grade
sad story
By the way on the serious this is a sad story, and any animal lover can relate. However, this is release log. Just when you thought it was coming back up they pull us back down.
any youtube videos of this guy ?
yeah talking parrot is cool, but if you smear peanut butter on your balls its not going to lick it off now is it?
Welcome to a while back.
Not sure if this one is the same, but it is pretty amazing too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSDFzg8_Wfg
Btw, do you know filmarea.net? Most of their posts are from rlslog.net and I couldn’t find any credit to your site.
Yes R.I.P Alex
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGiARReTwBw
@ d4rko
its the same parrot, i have to thank you for the link, ive seen this clip months ago
Some scientists believe that birds evolved from dinosaurs.
Can you imagine talking dinosaurs?
there is an Animal Planet documentary to be released in December that details a secret group of men that engages in sex with male parrots. very informative.
@pet_lover
Only dogs and iguanas will do that.
didn’t anyone notice the titles blatent spelling error of a very simple word…? yeah sad to see a fantastic animal die!
this gangsta got style!
@fsfs
What sort of stuff in your real life could you possibly have going on that is sadder than this?? This is tragic for some animal lovers
@xtazy - You’re wrong, “parrot” is spelled correctly with two r’s.
She recalls the bird said: “You be good. I love you.” She responded, “I love you, too.” The bird said, “You’ll be in tomorrow,” and she responded, “Yes, I’ll be in tomorrow.”
^That’s sweet. RIP
Macaws rock, R.I.P Alex
i spent a few days with my mom’s african gray in the summer. I got really attached in no time. Amazing creatures , I feel sad about the Alex story and understand the loss after 30 years. I’m gonna cry…wait, ahh…that’s better. Bye, bye Alex
that parrot was so awesome its sad to hear about his untimely death! i want one now
yeah… a gangsta parrot because he says “I love you”…
Does he also get protection money from local businesses ?
a moment of silent for the parrot
Amazing! Someone posts a story of a dead parrot, and nobody makes any reference to Monty Python at all. *tsk tsk*
@35 Amazed by it myself and let me be the first then.
The sketch:
A customer enters a pet shop.
Mr. Praline: ‘Ello, I wish to register a complaint.
(The owner does not respond.)
Mr. Praline: ‘Ello, Miss?
Owner: What do you mean “miss”?
Mr. Praline: I’m sorry, I have a cold. I wish to make a complaint!
Owner: We’re closin’ for lunch.
Mr. Praline: Never mind that, my lad. I wish to complain about this parrot what I purchased not half an hour ago from this very boutique.
Owner: Oh yes, the, uh, the Norwegian Blue…What’s,uh…What’s wrong with it?
Mr. Praline: I’ll tell you what’s wrong with it, my lad. ‘E’s dead, that’s what’s wrong with it!
Owner: No, no, ‘e’s uh,…he’s resting.
Mr. Praline: Look, matey, I know a dead parrot when I see one, and I’m looking at one right now.
Owner: No no he’s not dead, he’s, he’s restin’! Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue, idn’it, ay? Beautiful plumage!
Mr. Praline: The plumage don’t enter into it. It’s stone dead.
Owner: Nononono, no, no! ‘E’s resting!
Mr. Praline: All right then, if he’s restin’, I’ll wake him up! (shouting at the cage) ‘Ello, Mister Polly Parrot! I’ve got a lovely fresh cuttle fish for you if you
show…
(owner hits the cage)
Owner: There, he moved!
Mr. Praline: No, he didn’t, that was you hitting the cage!
Owner: I never!!
Mr. Praline: Yes, you did!
Owner: I never, never did anything…
Mr. Praline: (yelling and hitting the cage repeatedly) ‘ELLO POLLY!!!!! Testing! Testing! Testing! Testing! This is your nine o’clock alarm call!
(Takes parrot out of the cage and thumps its head on the counter. Throws it up in the air and watches it plummet to the floor.)
Mr. Praline: Now that’s what I call a dead parrot.
Owner: No, no…..No, ‘e’s stunned!
Mr. Praline: STUNNED?!?
Owner: Yeah! You stunned him, just as he was wakin’ up! Norwegian Blues stun easily, major.
Mr. Praline: Um…now look…now look, mate, I’ve definitely ‘ad enough of this. That parrot is definitely deceased, and when I purchased it not ‘alf an hour
ago, you assured me that its total lack of movement was due to it bein’ tired and shagged out following a prolonged squawk.
Owner: Well, he’s…he’s, ah…probably pining for the fjords.
Mr. Praline: PININ’ for the FJORDS?!?!?!? What kind of talk is that?, look, why did he fall flat on his back the moment I got ‘im home?
Owner: The Norwegian Blue prefers keepin’ on it’s back! Remarkable bird, id’nit, squire? Lovely plumage!
Mr. Praline: Look, I took the liberty of examining that parrot when I got it home, and I discovered the only reason that it had been sitting on its perch in the
first place was that it had been NAILED there.
(pause)
Owner: Well, o’course it was nailed there! If I hadn’t nailed that bird down, it would have nuzzled up to those bars, bent ‘em apart with its beak, and
VOOM! Feeweeweewee!
Mr. Praline: “VOOM”?!? Mate, this bird wouldn’t “voom” if you put four million volts through it! ‘E’s bleedin’ demised!
Owner: No no! ‘E’s pining!
Mr. Praline: ‘E’s not pinin’! ‘E’s passed on! This parrot is no more! He has ceased to be! ‘E’s expired and gone to meet ‘is maker! ‘E’s a stiff! Bereft of life, ‘e
rests in peace! If you hadn’t nailed ‘im to the perch ‘e’d be pushing up the daisies! ‘Is metabolic processes are now ‘istory! ‘E’s off the twig! ‘E’s kicked the
bucket, ‘e’s shuffled off ‘is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin’ choir invisibile!! THIS IS AN EX-PARROT!!
(pause)
Owner: Well, I’d better replace it, then. (he takes a quick peek behind the counter) Sorry squire, I’ve had a look ’round the back of the shop, and uh,
we’re right out of parrots.
Mr. Praline: I see. I see, I get the picture.
Owner: I got a slug.
(pause)
Mr. Praline: Pray, does it talk?
Owner: Nnnnot really.
Mr. Praline: WELL IT’S HARDLY A BLOODY REPLACEMENT, IS IT?!!???!!?
Owner: N-no, I guess not. (gets ashamed, looks at his feet)
Mr. Praline: Well.
(pause)
Owner: (quietly) D’you…. d’you want to come back to my place?
Mr. Praline: (looks around) Yeah, all right, sure.
Or watch it on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GipFyAsYK1M
And for something completely different…Back to the topic.
Sorry to hear about such a talented ex-parrot but to be honest I care more about the rest of this world then just one parrot. On a daily basis more animals die by cruel human behaviour. It must be hard for this person to loose a pet after 30 years but that’s life.
Tech news, right…
A minute of silence please
Parrot can lick my sweaty scrotum.
… I licked your sweaty scrotum but it tasted of a ghey man’s balls
Dear rlslog.net
Your site is going down the toilet … please flush the parrot and get back to 0day releases so we can jail your asses
muahs
MediaDefender
this show how important to put animals in prison behind the magic word: research.
In the wild, the average life is 50 yrs (meaning, they can live to 80 if they are not eaten by some Python)
here, in prison, called research lab, this bird lived for 30 yrs.
make your judgment.
ive allways wanted a grey or macaw but they cost as much as a ps3 what would you rather buy
RIP Parrot!
I go to digg/fark/reddit for stories like this. I go to rlslog for…releases. You do your job and let Digg/Reddit/Fark do theirs.
;(
agrees with none , whats this story got to do with rlslog?!?! also the news is like a month old already “yawns” … the monty python sketch reminds me of my telephone conversations with my tiresome isp “virgin media” will say anything to make a sale and quite happy to sell dud goods
rlslog your site is gheyer by the day, do your work for MPAA ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Why is this on a site about torrent releases??
The african grey on the animal planet thing isn’t the same parrot, that ones name is Einstein and not Alex.
why u crying bout it not about torrents? it just some news! its not as if u dont get torrent links anymore, the parrot was kool and that why it was posted
look up ‘emphasis’ pls
Well done EoN,glad someone put that sketch up. Palin at his best.”No no he’s not dead, he’s, he’s restin’!”
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@ 55
jUSTiN,
JUST MAKE SURE U DONT BUILD ANOTHER FKiN GHEY SiTE LiKE THiS PiECE OF TARD-aSS BUTTPIPERY
I know exactly how the parrot owner feels. I recently lost my mother and I can’t just “go get another” either.
I may not have had as good of a relationship with my mother as this woman had with her parrot, but it still hurts.
aw my mom is dead
The parrot’s ability to count to six, while living in a base 10 society, would have been its ultimate demise anyway.
The orientals are responsible since it sounds like another victim of avian bird flu.
@59
Kaydee i got to give you credit, your mind works in a nice if slightly sad way
lol isnt it amazing how people keep judging this site. is it so bad to have an article about something cool every now and then. the same goes with torrents that YOU dont like, get over it mr X uses his own time to provide a service to us which we dont have to pay a single cent for?
I’ve read somewhere that the project actually had a hidden agenda: to use smart birds for espionage.
Parrots taste a lot like chicken. Scarlet & Hiasynth macaw meat also have a very pleasant smell when roasted… it’s like a piece of heaven melting in your mouth.
Alex was superb, but he was probably g4y as he never took serious interest in starting a family by paring with a female partner. But for his superb IQ (ofr an avian) he deserves respect! He was like an Einstein of the birds!