Cognitive and communicative abilities of Grey parrots
Cognitive and communicative abilities of Grey parrots
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DOI：
10.1016/j.applanim.2006.04.005
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发表时间：
2006-10-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Pepperberg, Irene M.
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作者：
Pepperberg, Irene M.
本文介绍了近30年的研究结果的认知和交流活动的灰鹦鹉（鹦鹉erithacus），传统上被认为是盲目的模仿。这些研究表明，灰鹦鹉可以解决各种认知任务，并以通常类似于幼儿的方式获得和使用英语语音。例子包括相同/不同、颜色、大小和形状的概念。鹦鹉亚历克斯还可以识别和区分最多六个数字，并自发地展示了他掌握“无”概念的能力。考虑到鸟类和哺乳动物之间的进化距离，这些结果对智力的进化、比较智力的研究以及动物园中圈养和作为伴侣动物的鸟类的护理和维护具有有趣的意义。(c)2006 Elsevier B. V.保留所有权利。
This paper presents results of almost 30 years of study of the cognitive and communicative activities of Grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus), conventionally regarded as mindless mimics. These studies have demonstrated that Grey parrots can solve various cognitive tasks and acquire and use English speech in ways that often resemble those of very young children. Examples include the concepts of same/different, colour, size and shape. The parrot Alex can also recognize and distinguish numbers up to six, and spontaneously demonstrated his ability to grasp the concept of "none". Given the evolutionary distance between birds and mammals, these results have intriguing implications for the evolution of intelligence, the study of comparative intelligence, and the care and maintenance of birds held in captivity in zoos and as companion animals. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.