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Dorothy Hinshaw Patent on Dr. Pepperberg and Alex

On June 1, 2015 / Blog / Leave a comment

Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, who has a Ph.D. in zoology and is an award-winning author of nonfiction children’s books, has written a short blog post about Dr. Pepperberg and Alex for the iNK (Interesting Nonfiction for Kids) Nonfiction Minute blog. Patent’s post introduces Dr. Pepperberg and her work

Sterner Matching Challenge!

On May 5, 2015 / Blog / Leave a comment

6/26/15 Update: Today Griffin and Athena are excited to announce that we have reached our $15,000 goal, which marks the end of the 2015 Sterner Match Challenge! A huge thank you to everyone who donated and to the Sterner family for their generous $15,000 match donation! 6/19/15

Hatchday Party, 2015!

On April 22, 2015 / Blog / Leave a comment

Griffin turned 20 years old on 4/14/15 and Athena turned 2 years old on 4/17/15! We celebrated together with our Banerry-Corknut-Yummybread! Griffin Athena

Griffin turns 20!

On April 14, 2015 / Blog / Leave a comment

Happy Hatchday, Griffin! Twenty years of wonderful collaboration to show the world just how smart parrots really are! Here’s to twenty more! Party is on Friday! It’s tough having to share your hatchday party with your younger sister!

Happy Spring!

On April 10, 2015 / Blog / Leave a comment

Griffin and Athena wish everyone a happy spring! They are both looking forward to their Hatchdays, which are next week!

Reddit AMA – Friday March 20th – 5pm EST

On March 20, 2015 / Blog / Leave a comment

Reddit AMA Dr. Irene Pepperberg I am Dr. Irene Pepperberg, a researcher at Harvard University in the field of animal cognition, specifically of African Grey parrots. My work began with Alex, a colleague of mine for 30 years, who was shown to have the emotional ageRead more →

April and Athena

On September 9, 2013 / Blog / 5 Comments

April We wish to start by thanking all of you for your patience in waiting to hear more news about the latest addition to our lab family. Progress has not been as straightforward as we expected. Unfortunately, we received some difficult news regarding the health of baby

April Showers

On July 26, 2013 / Blog / 7 Comments

We are thrilled to announce a new addition to the Pepperberg Lab! Meet April, a female, baby Congo African Grey, hatched April 1st, 2013. She was raised and generously donated by Feathered Follies in Concord, California: http://www.featheredparrotdise.com/. She will be arriving at the lab in mid-August. We

Lab Moves to Harvard University!

On July 1, 2013 / Blog / 4 Comments

As we previously announced, the Pepperberg Lab, which has been renting space at Brandeis University for many years, must now find a new home. After exploring a few options, we are thrilled to announce that we have accepted space at Harvard University. We are very fortunate

Not Goodbye-Just So Long for Now

On June 3, 2013 / Blog / 5 Comments

The shift from spring to summer is an important seasonal milestone. While spring symbolizes growth and new beginnings, summer brings endless possibilities and harmony. Much like the seasons the Pepperberg lab experienced substantial change last month and expects to see many more transformations in the coming months.