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100 1  Pepperberg, Irene M.|q(Irene Maxine) 
245 10 Alex & me :|b[how a scientist and a parrot discovered a 
       hidden world of animal intelligence--and formed a deep 
       bond in the process]|h[Hoopla electronic resource] /
       |cIrene M. Pepperberg. 
246 3  Alex and me 
250    Unabridged. 
264  1 [United States] :|bHarperAudio,|c2008. 
264  2 |bMade available through hoopla 
300    1 online resource (1 audio file (5hr., 40 min.)) :
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336    spoken word|bspw|2rdacontent 
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506    Digital content provided by hoopla. 
511 0  Read by Julia Gibson. 
520    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 
       univer­sity to another. The story of their thirty-year 
       adventure is equally a landmark of scientific achievement 
       and of an unforgettable human-animal bond. 
538    Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
650  0 Cognition in animals. 
650  0 Human-animal relationships. 
650  0 Animal communication. 
650  0 African gray parrot|xBehavior. 
700 1  Gibson, Julia.|4nrt 
710 2  hoopla digital. 
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