.... "If the brain was so simple that we could understand it, then we would be so simple that we couldn't." -- Emerson M. Pugh

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Saturday, October 25, 2008

Are African Grey Parrots Telepathic?!

...Commence the 'Twilight Zone' music perhaps. . .

African Grey Parrots are well-known for their speaking ability and general intelligence (Dr. Irene Pepperberg's "Alex" being the most famous in this category). In this journal article (pdf) from controversial researcher Rupert Sheldrake, another African Grey, "N'kisi," is studied for his possible telepathic communication with his owner.

Further background info available here:

http://www.sheldrake.org/nkisi/

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