Parrot worked to death??????????
Von: M.J. (m.j.@yahoo.com) [Profil]
Datum: 14.09.2007 05:06
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Newsgroup: alt.pets.parrots.african-grey
Datum: 14.09.2007 05:06
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Newsgroup: alt.pets.parrots.african-grey
Is this what you did to the poor creature, Ms Irene Pepperberg? Have him worked to death by your research? 12 hours a day, every day, gruelling mental exercise, just to find out where the limits of avian intelligence exist! No wonder Alex died so young. Both you and Brandeis University should be ashamed! Bird Brain Dies After Years of Research WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) - Alex, a parrot that could count to six, identify colors and even express frustration with repetitive scientific trials, has died after 30 years of helping researchers better understand the avian brain. The cause of Alex's death was unknown. The African grey parrot's average life span is 50 years, Brandeis University scientist Irene Pepperberg said. Alex was discovered dead in his cage Friday, she said, but she waited to release the news until this week so grieving researchers could get over the shock and talk about it. "It's devastating to lose an individual you've worked with pretty much every day for 30 years," Pepperberg told The Boston Globe. "Someone was working with him eight to 12 hours every day of his life." http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jZeZSFfWilDZgoL8xPOU3KbQO2_g http://vvi.onstreammedia.com/cgi-bin/visearch?user=pbs-saf&template=play220ram.html&am p;query=%2A&squery=%2BClipID%3A4+%2BVideoAsset%3Apbssaf1201&inputField=%20&ent ire=No&ccstart95395&ccend&87958&videoID=pbssaf1201[ Auf dieses Posting antworten ]
