Alex was an African grey parrot who transformed our understanding of animal intelligence. Over more than 30 years of research with Dr. Irene Pepperberg, Alex challenged long-held assumptions about avi...

People use language to express themselves, but do you ever wonder how other animals communicate with each other? If they don’t speak like us, how do they convey information? If you listened to our fir...

Many animals have a sense of quantity, but they don't count or do math the way humans do.

Let the feathers fly! This week, a special avian hour. Stories from a Ravenmaster, a scientist, and a reluctant chicken farmer about the birds that made them as happy as a lark or as crazy as a loon. ...

Irene Pepperberg and her parrot Alex transformed our understanding of bird intelligence