Authentic Feathers Molted by Alex
The Winner is DAVID CHULJIAN!
Dr. Irene Pepperberg’s work with Alex over the span of 30 years is legendary. Known as one of the most famous African Grey parrots in history, Alex pioneered new avenues in avian intelligence.
Alex’s passing in September 2007 was a huge loss to all of us that know our birds are smarter than the world gives them credit for, and leaves a void in the entire bird community.
These earrings and others like them, made by Lara Gordon from authentic feathers molted by Alex during his lifetime, were sold by the Alex Foundation. Although they are not one-of-a-kind, the winner of our raffle will have a priceless piece of history from a bird who was a pioneer in the avian community.
Alex possessed more than 100 vocal labels for different objects, actions and colors, and could identify certain objects by their particular material. He could count object sets up to the total number six and was working on seven and eight. Alex exhibited math skills that were considered advanced in animal intelligence, developing his own “zero-like” concept in addition to being able to infer the connection between written numerals, object sets, and the vocalization of the number. Alex was learning to read the sounds of various letters and had a concept of phonemes, the sounds that make up words.
Alex’s personality was very evident in his everyday life. He was “in charge” of his home and relished ordering “his” humans to perform various tasks for him. He also acted as a coach and cheerleader to his fellow birds, alternately encouraging or admonishing them during their lessons.
Raffle tickets are $10 each, or six for $50.
The raffle drawing will take place on February 1, 2012.
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