Re: Parrot worked to death?

On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 03:41:35 +0100, M.J. <M.J.@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

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> "M.J." <M.J.@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:08HGi.26844$eY.22896@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Of course the hypothesis that he was mentally worked to death
>> is just that a hypothesis, but since no cause of death has been
>> identified it is as good as anything else, perhaps even most plausible.
>>  After all, Alex was part of an ongoing mental experiment to
>> test the limits of avian intelligence.  The experiment ended
>> abruptly with an unexplained, premature death of the bird.
>>
>> Please do not forget, this is exactly what happened from
>> a scientific perspective. The African Grey subject among
>> many other things learned to count to six, or seven.
>
>
> I'll repeat once more!
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> Is this what you did to the poor creature, Ms Irene Pepperberg?
>
> Have him worked to death by your research?
> 8-12 hours a day, every day, of gruelling mental exercise, just to
> find out where the limits of avian intelligence exist!  No wonder
> Alex died so young.
>
> Both you and Brandeis University should be ashamed of yourselves!

You appear to be assuming she reads newsgroups.

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