Robyn Williams: Did you see the obituary in this week's Economist magazine? Was it for a statesman, was it for a top executive, was it for a writer? Well, none of these, it was for Alex the parrot.

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Alex, a parrot that could count to six, identify colors and even express frustration with repetitive scientific trials, has died after 30 years of helping researchers better ...

There may be more to parrot talk than simple mimicry, suggests the behaviour of one precocious bird. For the first time, a grey parrot shows he can imitate what he sees and hears. According to a study ...

Alex the parrot could do a lot of things. He could count to six, and was working on counting to seven. He could name 50 objects, seven colours and five shapes. Scientists who kept him in a lab at ...

WALTHAM, Mass. (AP)-- Alex, a parrot who could count to six, identify colors and even express frustration with repetitive scientific trials, has died after 30 years of helping researchers better ...

WALTHAM, Mass. - Alex, a parrot who could count to 6, identify colors and even express frustration with repetitive scientific trials, has died after 30 years of helping researchers better understand ...

Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird, a True Story by Stephanie Spinner; illustrations by Meilo So; Alfred A. Knopf ($17.99). This lovely picture book tells the remarkable true story of Irene Pepperberg ...