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Alex is a Bright Grey Parrot

 ▶ Pet African grey is the cleverest parrot of all. | stories news.| parrot of grey trainer ◀ | The bird wins the intelligences test!  Alex, a 31 year old African grey parrot, knows over 100 words.  He can count and identify shapes and colors.  The bird makes regular appearances on television programs.  He has not only learned many words, but continues to learn more.    ||| do in parrot on to alex is to bright at pet in grey parrot. as alex it news| Dr Pepperberg bought Alex in 1977 from a pet shop.  She had little hope that he would actually mimic spoken words.  Over the years the "genius" has mastered an extensive list of achievements.  The mannerisms of the trainer was also copied.  Stunningly, attempts were made to improve his pronunciation and it worked.      ||| pet of grey an bright go parrot as of grey up |    Sadly,  Alex has died.  Just before he went to a better place he looked at his trainer and murmured: "You be good, see you tomorrow. I love you.