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Mauritius parrot, (c) Gregory Guida 2007Conservationist to aid parrots in peril

— 23 Jun 2008 14:52 | Environment

A once critically endangered species of parrot now under threat from a highly contagious virus may be offered a renewed chance of survival by a conservationist at the University of... — full story

A fossil parrot, Mopsitta tanta, was discovered on the Isle of Mors in the northwest of Denmark, (c) Dr David WaterhousePalaeontologists discover parrot fossil in Scandinavia

— 15 May 2008 13:24 | Geology and palaeontology

Palaeontologists have discovered fossil remains in Scandinavia of parrots dating back 55 million years. Reported today in the current issue of the journal Palaeontology, the fossils... — full story

Dr Pepperberg's pioneering research resulted in Alex the parrot learning elements of English speech to identify 50 different objects, 7 colours, 5 shapes, quantities up to and including 6 and a zero-like concept, (c) Brandeis UniversityAlex the African Grey parrot dies at 31

— 12 Sep 2007 15:04 | Biology

Alex, the world renowned African Grey parrot made famous by the ground-breaking cognition and communication research conducted by Brandeis scientist Irene Pepperberg, PhD, died at the... — full story

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