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Alex & Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence—and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process

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by Irene M. Pepperberg

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what page does the bird die on?
Rebecca The book begins with the death, then goes back to the beginning of Irene's life and works right through up to Alex's death again.
By having it explaine…m´Ç°ù±ðThe book begins with the death, then goes back to the beginning of Irene's life and works right through up to Alex's death again.
By having it explained right on the first page I found it much easier to deal with emotionally. Hope that helps.(less)
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What did the autopsy report reveal?
Jil Just finished the book, and I too thought it was weird that the autopsy report was not mentioned. I'll try and google it.....
…m´Ç°ù±ðJust finished the book, and I too thought it was weird that the autopsy report was not mentioned. I'll try and google it.....
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What caused Alex's death?
Killthehumans Savetheforest Taken from information posted by Jamie, the Alex Foundation Webmaster.

The pathology tests are finally back regarding the sudden death of Alex the Cong…m´Ç°ù±ðTaken from information posted by Jamie, the Alex Foundation Webmaster.

The pathology tests are finally back regarding the sudden death of Alex the Congo African Grey parrot.

Alex died quickly. He had a sudden, unexpected catastrophic event associated with arterosclerosis ("hardening of the arteries"). It was either a fatal arrhythmia, heart attack or stroke, which caused him to die suddenly with appparently no suffering. There was no way to predict his demise. All of his tests, including his cholesterol level and aspergillosis levels, came back normal earlier that week. His death could not be connected to his current diet or his age; the veterinarian said that she has seen similar events in young (younger than 10 years old) birds on healthy diets. Most likely, genetics or the same kind of low-level (impossible to detect in birds as yet) inflammatory disease that is related to heart disease in humans was responsible.(less)
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