The SMARTEST PARROT in the WORLD 🦜💬 (Alex the African Gray)

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  • 🧠 Do you know the story of the smartest parrot in the world? Alex was an African gray parrot that could differentiate colors, shapes, and handle a vocabulary of up to 150 words. The intelligence of this parrot amazed scientists for more than 30 years. Discover his story in this new AnimalWised video!
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  • @michellemoffett9458
    @michellemoffett9458 3 ปีที่แล้ว +621

    "You be good. I love you, see you tomorrow." I broke down in tears knowing those were his last words before he died.

    • @jjsexy100
      @jjsexy100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Alex : was I a smart boi?
      Death: no
      Alex: oh
      Dearh: I heard you were the smartest Boi.
      Alex: I want tickles

    • @soulexcaliber008
      @soulexcaliber008 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@jjsexy100 😩

    • @JanusHoW
      @JanusHoW 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@jjsexy100 Death: Sorry, no tickles.
      Alex: You turkey.

    • @bogarttalkingparrotbornin121
      @bogarttalkingparrotbornin121 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      My bird is 40 years old and talk like him. Love them.

    • @michellemoffett9458
      @michellemoffett9458 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@bogarttalkingparrotbornin121 Wow 40 years old! Amazing!

  • @norvyscampos5085
    @norvyscampos5085 3 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    I lost my African gray 6 months ago Coco was 22 my best friend he was the smartest animal I ever met he lived to entertain his family he loved to talk sing n dance I miss him so much

    • @sherry9439
      @sherry9439 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    • @mohamadtaha8246
      @mohamadtaha8246 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wher you bayet

    • @Kemipops81
      @Kemipops81 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh Darling, I’m sorry. We will see them again. ❤️

    • @hilol9358
      @hilol9358 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      My african grey can whistle his favorite song. She says everything my grandfather usually says when he talks on the phone when she hears a call. She says goodnight, good morning and hallo. They are so smart

    • @trishmacgregor5060
      @trishmacgregor5060 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      We lost ours at 35 yrs old following a stroke 2 yrs ago. I still fill up thinking about him. It’s hard as he was 10 months old when we got him and always been with us. He was quite a character and a large part of our life. We’ve now got a blue and gold macaw as it wouldn’t have been fair to get another CAG. We will always miss him but he’s always with us in thought

  • @BOOTBOSS1
    @BOOTBOSS1 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I was amazed when my African Gray Parrot told me to go away when he didn't want to be picked up from where he was playing. One time he was playing with a toy that accidently swung an hit him in the head and he told it to go away. These guys know what they are saying,

  • @drjeffball9437
    @drjeffball9437 3 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    I have a 31 year old African Gray named Larry Bird. We just watched the video together. Compared to Alex I think Larry may be a little stupid. He's really bad at algebra, but then again so is my kid. (Damn, Larry just read what I wrote and now he's really pissed off!)

    • @checkthishouseout6584
      @checkthishouseout6584 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂

    • @rikki2917
      @rikki2917 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Don’t African greys only live up to 23 years ?

    • @pittsburger.2486
      @pittsburger.2486 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@rikki2917 in the wild

    • @brj2343
      @brj2343 ปีที่แล้ว

      No. 50 at the max I think

    • @ardishorwich4601
      @ardishorwich4601 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They can live up to 75 years.

  • @jhulianasanchez1334
    @jhulianasanchez1334 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Rest in peace Alex. You deserve many awards, tickles, and treats. It broke my heart, the last words he said. 🥺

  • @melinasasha120
    @melinasasha120 3 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    We had an African grey when I was growing up.He learned to say so many words and really sounded like a human.This video was interesting but I would have preferred to hear Alex speak !

    • @thetowerstillstands
      @thetowerstillstands 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      You would think considering he didn't live that long ago that they would have more clips.

    • @jlowe8614
      @jlowe8614 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      There are plenty of videos on that, this video is to explain the study

    • @joelewis7941
      @joelewis7941 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      There are other videos on TH-cam of Alex speaking. A Grey is like a tape recorder with feathers. I had one that spoke in my voice and my wife's voice. I would come into the family room in the morning, walk past his cage and say 'good morning, Rusty', and he would say' 'good morning, Joe', in my voice. When my wife walked past, he would say 'hello', in her voice. When we were obviously getting ready to go somewhere, he would say 'see ya later', or, sometimes, 'see ya later, you old grump'. He would get on my shoulder and cuddle up against my neck at bedtime. He died in 2016 of liver cancer. I really miss him.

    • @melinasasha120
      @melinasasha120 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@joelewis7941 Hello Joe yes they speak so clearly.Ours used to say so many things and imitate the sound of running water whenever we turned the tap on. Whenever the dog entered the room she would say 'go and lie ' That made my mum realize how often she said that to the dog and she felt guilty lol !

    • @brj2343
      @brj2343 ปีที่แล้ว

      😞 mine was just 2 years old when he died.😭

  • @Barbara_Clark
    @Barbara_Clark 3 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    I had 2 Grey's Bogart and Skeeter they learned words put sentences together amd talked to each other💝💝💝

    • @georgestainrod3259
      @georgestainrod3259 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How much did they cost

    • @siq1k
      @siq1k 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@georgestainrod3259 about tree fiddy

    • @brj2343
      @brj2343 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s amazing!

  • @PeakoftheApex
    @PeakoftheApex 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    So when a bird has the mental capacity of a 5 year old its smart and when i do i need to "learn basic math" and "go back to school"

    • @Azarath_Metrion_Zinthos
      @Azarath_Metrion_Zinthos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      never been so related than this in a spiritual level before...!

    • @ekil9248
      @ekil9248 ปีที่แล้ว

      is it a joke?

  • @darklyclad
    @darklyclad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    She must have cried endlessly 💔

  • @apollonia6656
    @apollonia6656 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You got me 😤😤😤 with those last words.
    Bless his little soul.
    Never to late to say :-
    R.I.P.Alex ❤

  • @pjskywalker2457
    @pjskywalker2457 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    This video warms my heart. ❤️ I love birds and when I watch them in my backyard, I have seen many signs of interaction and their intelligence is amazing. Gives the term “bird brain” a positive thing to refer to.

  • @snowleopard4890
    @snowleopard4890 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Animals can bring us so much joy when we can show them enough care and attention. And other living things can do so much for us without us ever realizing it.

  • @biankalatoma4775
    @biankalatoma4775 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That dark metal corner with his cage where they showed while taking about his last night was sad..

    • @CanariasCanariass
      @CanariasCanariass ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree.. they should have treated him better imo. After all he was a living being, not only an experiment. 😔

    • @tsakuu_
      @tsakuu_ 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They literally treated him well dude. He died by natural causes now stfu ​@CanariasCanariass

  • @bodhigough6196
    @bodhigough6196 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Alex be flying around eating his favourite foods in heavens jungle waiting her owner to see her owner one day

  • @cgstarnesnelson
    @cgstarnesnelson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I had seen Alex on TV ad he was incredible.

  • @lynnm8081
    @lynnm8081 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Absolutely illuminating and so gorgeous.

  • @deannekliene2673
    @deannekliene2673 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    It's sad he said he would see her in the morning....and passed away....😔

  • @KODELINER
    @KODELINER 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It must be extremely rewarding to have a 30 year bond and friendship with an animal

  • @plipathancurtis5848
    @plipathancurtis5848 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    RIP Alex.

  • @anastasia-marina7254
    @anastasia-marina7254 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    So beautiful! Such a moving story! Animals are stoical! Love them. Thank you for such an illuminating video.

  • @matthewcampana9378
    @matthewcampana9378 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My students love learning about Alex!

  • @jeremychildrey710
    @jeremychildrey710 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've got a 20yr old male Orange Wing Amazon and he definitely can communicate in small English conversations with complete phrases. I ask him questions and he always tells me accordingly in proper context. He knows what and how's he's communicating it. His words and phrases are clear and numbers into the hundreds. He's extremely intelligent and has a high emotional intelligence as well. Parrots also have their own individual personalities.

  • @deannekliene2673
    @deannekliene2673 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It's amazing but not surprising...I've seen so much evidence that African greys and cockatoos seem to learn meaning...and like humans the older they get they seem to understand more and more language......these are intelligent creatures who should not be overlooked but protected....

  • @spidergirl939
    @spidergirl939 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have the book it’s amazing, i cried when i knew he passed away! Such an amazing bird, i have a 5 monthsold african grey she is so smart it’s crazy

  • @theresnoi9792
    @theresnoi9792 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Its good to know we aren't alone in this world

    • @BizzeeB
      @BizzeeB 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Speak for yourself...

    • @user-yr3kd2ig2m
      @user-yr3kd2ig2m 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, I am glad too.

  • @thef-phatgamer4397
    @thef-phatgamer4397 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Why is this not a movie yet

  • @x.rxhmat
    @x.rxhmat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Finally I found someone who is as smart as me

  • @leoniebodaan8018
    @leoniebodaan8018 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fantastic 💚

  • @carsonturner8392
    @carsonturner8392 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    My green cheek imitates my vacuum and it is sooo funny

  • @veggiesaremurder
    @veggiesaremurder 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've done a lot of research about Alex the African Grey for years now. I had no idea that "Alex" was an acronym. Very cool! He's what got me interested in African Greys in the first place. They're apparently the most intelligent land species in the world, demonstrating complex problem-solving, the ability to describe things that he's never encountered before (for example, he'd never had cake before and when the researchers asked him what it was, he replied "sweet bread"), the ability to recognize new objects and apply the same descriptors to them as objects he had seen before, as well as intellectual curiosity and the desire to ask questions about people and things. He was an exceptional animal who did so much for our understanding of the depth of animal intelligence. Before, it was seen as simple mimicry with no true understanding of what he was saying. Showcasing the breadth of human intelligence increases public empathy and aids in conservation efforts. God bless the women and men like these who have spent their entire lives not only studying these animals, but for genuinely caring about them the way his trainer and eventually, close friend like her.

    • @ardishorwich4601
      @ardishorwich4601 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He called cake yummy bread.

  • @viewersme796
    @viewersme796 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    That’s unreal

  • @hasanbasribozkurt1146
    @hasanbasribozkurt1146 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    my school has 600 8. graders and our school gave this videos link for homework so there you go some free views! btw if anyone from TED Ankara is here im so proud you did your homework legit

  • @GaasubaMeskhenet
    @GaasubaMeskhenet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "what color Alex?"

  • @pacmanpacman2386
    @pacmanpacman2386 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    İng ödevinden gelenler

  • @Shrek_Now_go_away
    @Shrek_Now_go_away 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Oh hello there

  • @christineortmanortmanchris528
    @christineortmanortmanchris528 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Where can l get the book about Alex?

  • @shamomer2918
    @shamomer2918 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I has a gray parrot too he’s name kookoo

  • @digitalsalsas
    @digitalsalsas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I had an international studies professor at Indiana university who talked a lot about her African grey parrot. I can’t remember her name ! Know she mentioned Alex the parrot but can’t remember if this is her or not

  • @missspyro5506
    @missspyro5506 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Our 1st african grey flew off and never find her way home 😭
    We got a new one less than a wk later cause the whole family was devastated. That was back in 2018. Our "new" african grey ABOT will be turning 3yrs old this april 😅

    • @CanariasCanariass
      @CanariasCanariass ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So sad :(
      I hope someone found her and cared for her

    • @brj2343
      @brj2343 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😞

  • @ullyssesmoriarty730
    @ullyssesmoriarty730 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    RIP Alex

  • @juanjoyaborja.3054
    @juanjoyaborja.3054 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Clever Hans’ so called “intelligence” was disproven in 1907 by psychologist Oskar Pfungst, who had shown that the horse was only watching the reactions of his trainer.

  • @jayeshkothari7049
    @jayeshkothari7049 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I also have African parrot of 4 months

  • @Bill22886
    @Bill22886 ปีที่แล้ว

    "What color am I"

  • @richardsinclair7661
    @richardsinclair7661 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Didn't have to scroll long for people to make broad assumptions about something they know absolutely nothing about based on less than 5 minutes of footage. Unfortunate.

  • @judoz420
    @judoz420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Her name was Dr. Pepperbird

    • @nnglotus
      @nnglotus ปีที่แล้ว

      Ikr 😅

  • @L1MBO12
    @L1MBO12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm not crying, you're crying!

  • @michealchambrello2591
    @michealchambrello2591 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I choose to believe he's still alive.
    that lady fell in love with him like a kid after 30 years . She faked his death to take him home when she retired.

  • @robbyrobrob1
    @robbyrobrob1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My dogs ........ except they couldn't talk .

  • @andfact
    @andfact 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sir i used your video a small clip for making a fact video so please you don't give me any copyright.

  • @Enxievinty
    @Enxievinty ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You be good i love u see u tomorrow I am sooo sad rn 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @TruDis01
    @TruDis01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    All that and not a single piece of audio of Alex?

  • @littlemelons3804
    @littlemelons3804 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    hiiii

  • @Dennis-ud2nh
    @Dennis-ud2nh 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's sad that it seems like he spent most of his life in that cage

  • @anunc8797
    @anunc8797 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I really wonder if we taught a bunch of parrots like this and released them into the wild to teach other parrots, would we have the beginnings of a civilization on our hands?

  • @erinmelton9478
    @erinmelton9478 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Y’all Maybe we should teach birds to play video games do they have that is much intelligent

    • @AnimalWised
      @AnimalWised  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They may not have the dexterity and intelligence to play Call of Duty, but there are many studies to show birds can carry out basic problem solving tasks.

    • @dogman9291
      @dogman9291 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@AnimalWised And even still, you'd have to make a game specifically for birds, because they are obviously built very differently from us. There is also the issue of differing psychology; though birds and apes have similar cognitive abilities, their vastly different evolution has definitely led to the finer details of their psychology being very different-- some kinds of games that us humans find fun, like Call of Duty, may not appeal to a bird mind.

  • @beratcetin6141
    @beratcetin6141 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    adamlardaki kuşlar bile güzel bizim ülkede.kuşlar paso küfür

  • @Rabiiid
    @Rabiiid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I wanted to hear him talk. Not you.

  • @lachino240
    @lachino240 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Pov u came from a post

    • @Fipsh
      @Fipsh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No I came from recommend

  • @reoblue
    @reoblue 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    ödev için burada olan?

    • @goktan7660
      @goktan7660 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      bne

    • @nil3309
      @nil3309 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      TED?

    • @reoblue
      @reoblue 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nil3309 sence

  • @johnymicheal3118
    @johnymicheal3118 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    F

  • @brianmadsen7305
    @brianmadsen7305 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    He was not smarter then other greys.. he leant ALL of it, by being starvt.

  • @egecindas4735
    @egecindas4735 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    CcC Ülkücü türkler geldi CcC 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷

  • @ChrisEkstedt
    @ChrisEkstedt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This parrot needed to be taken care of and she didn't do it. "I want to go back" should have been recognized as a sign he was under stress and I'm sure this situation put him under stress repeatedly. His appearance confirms that as he's lost feathers and then died early. These damnable researchers only care about the damn data. Shame on these researchers. We can conclude on our own that these animals are hugely intelligent without some researcher stressing them.

    • @brj2343
      @brj2343 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly. Years ago I thought the same thing.😞😡 Seems like he likely had a poor diet of just seeds which is very bad for their hearts.

    • @bonnieabrs1003
      @bonnieabrs1003 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He had a disease that many parrots have & die of. If you look further into his life story you’ll see there was much love & learning between these two.
      Alex actually created words for items that didn’t fit the actual name of the item. Very intelligent!
      Many cockatoos & greys pluck their feathers because they’re stressed & board & /or may be ill.
      Dr P had many birds in her studies of them. Most were at that 5y/o age level.
      I hope they meet again someday over Rainbow Bridge.

  • @brendabrown1691
    @brendabrown1691 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Arteriosclerosis!!! Seriously? You mean the world's smartest parrot was killed by the world's dumbest human who overfed it treats? Now that should be listed as an Amazing Fact!

    • @brj2343
      @brj2343 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Seeds possibly. Seeds do that. It will cause hardening of the arteries. They have to have a variety in their diet. Fruits vegetables and very little seed if any.😞

    • @user-yr3kd2ig2m
      @user-yr3kd2ig2m 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@brj2343 I can see your heart ache and pain by your sad face.

  • @alpatalan9446
    @alpatalan9446 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Has almost no difference from humans.

    • @Nickfriggin
      @Nickfriggin 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Well, they have feathers.

  • @jadenlee1883
    @jadenlee1883 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Jesus loves you

  • @craigmanning467
    @craigmanning467 ปีที่แล้ว

    Don't know what they are saying? Pure BS. I had a blue crowned conure(see paulie the movie). Understood 'night night" when he wanted to go to bed. Did not say but understood "thats hot" only took him one time to get that one. Also TLDNR, I was tiling my kitchen floor. Verde was on top of his cage quietly watching. I left a cabinet door open and stood up. Banged my head so hard I almost passed out. Verde just started laughing his tail off. He could be kind of a jerk. Blue Crowned Conure by the way. z

  • @garyl8508
    @garyl8508 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm here to watch parrot speaking, not you.