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September 10, 2007
remembering Alex....
Maggie Wright, has written this in memory of and in defense of Alex..
you may also read the full press release on the foundations site.
Hello Everyone,
I just wanted to add to the discussion here. Irene called me this morning about Alex and was DEVASTATED. We were hoping the news would not seep out until next week so she could go through the grieving process….or at least start it.
The “lab” that is being discussed is a room with cages and with a kitchen area, not much different from some people’s homes. Alex was surrounded by students daily (except some weekends) from 9 to 7, plus an incredible lab manager……very different from most homes where the pet humans go off to work and leave their birds with the radio. Another difference is that the “lab” is very secure and has an incredible ventilation system…..although small.
Of course Alex would get bored at times. He had to repeat the same experiment 500 times (exaggerated estimate) to prove to non-believers that he knew what he was doing. Looking at this from a higher perspective, he dedicated his life to helping Irene educate the world about how smart and emotional BIRDS can be! Oh my! BIRDS…..they used to be seen as stupid…”parrots that ‘parrot’ what you say.” It took a special soul to come into this existence to pull this off. We are all better off because of what Mr. Alex did.
Alex was a sweetheart…..and I guarantee you he would be willing to do it again.
God bless this beautiful little bird-man with an attitude that turned the science community upside down. He’ll always go down in history as “that damn bird” because he always proved them wrong. That was our Alex ……and I love him!!!
God Bless you all. Give your babies an extra hug tonight please.
GREY’T Blessings,
Maggie-
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Posted by sue at September 10, 2007 11:19 AM