Talking Animals
Episode 31, Nov 18, 2019, 06:00 AM
“You be good, see you tomorrow. I love you” were the last words of Alex the Parrot, who may have been the only animal to understand and engage in human speech
We cover the life of Alex, and the controversy surrounding his supposed ability to actually speak English.
References and Further Reading
We cover the life of Alex, and the controversy surrounding his supposed ability to actually speak English.
References and Further Reading
- https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/10/science/10cnd-parrot.html
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/sep/13/usa.stephenmoss
- https://youtu.be/rrX1nrvPbLY
- https://youtu.be/62rXKjXgr60
- https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/10/science/10cnd-parrot.html
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/experts-parrots-mimic/
- https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/how-do-parrots-talk/amp/
- http://whoami.sciencemuseum.org.uk/whoami/findoutmore/yourbrain/whatisspecialabouthumanlanguage/howdoesyourbraincontrollanguage/howdoyouspeak
- https://text.npr.org/s.php?sId=129083762
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