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Eureka - Irene Pepperberg and Her Thinking Parrot

21 mins·18:00, 1 Mar 2017
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Eureka - Irene Pepperberg and Her Thinking Parrot

21 mins
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18:00, 1 Mar 2017
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Alex, an African Gray parrot, is so far the only non-human animal to ever ask an existential question about himself, which means he was self-aware enough to understand his own existence. Alex was owned and used by researcher Irene Pepperberg, an animal psychologist, to better understand how parrots can learn from and mimic humans. This week, on Eureka, Uma speaks to Irene Pepperberg about her life studying animal intelligence.

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