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Could these animals talk? Or was each one just another dumb ol’ Clever Hans? In any case, rest assured that both Alex the parrot and Koko the gorilla were every bit as cute as you might have thought.
But not Clever Hans. Man, f*** that guy.
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Jake’s story
Alex the parrot (Northern Parrots dot com): https://www.northernparrots.com/alexs-legacy-blog522/ The first animal to ask an existential question: https://mymodernmet.com/alex-the-african-gray-parrot/ Alex’s math skillz: https://bit.ly/3DeKhV9 Alex demo video: https://youtu.be/ldYkFdu5FJk Video of Alex’s general story: https://www.pbs.org/video/nova-sciencenow-profile-irene-pepperberg-alex/
Wyatt’s story
Koko the gorilla (WaPo): https://wapo.st/3Hjb84L The Education of Koko pdf: https://bit.ly/3c4j0ZM Koko selfie: https://i.natgeofe.com/n/54f15004-b163-4018-89f8-5a65b81bde66/kok-gorilla-selfie.jpg Why tell Koko about Robin Williams’ death? (NYT): https://nyti.ms/3CcEGNN The Wire article: https://thewire.in/the-sciences/did-the-worlds-most-famous-gorilla-ever-talk-like-humans-did Robin Williams and Koko: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9I_QvEXDv0&t=26s
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