The Last Polyglot.

Name: The Last Polyglot.
Brand: Rowan Eberhard
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The True Story of Alex the African Grey and the Question That Changed How We Understand Animal Minds.

By: Rowan Eberhard

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eBook | 24 August 2026

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Alex, an African grey parrot, could name fifty objects, count to six, and say "I'm sorry." For thirty years, scientist Irene Pepperberg asked whether he truly knew a word or only performed one — and the answer changed how we see every animal that has ever tried to speak to us.

The Last Polyglot is the true story of that question, told as a murder-mystery documentary: who killed the idea of an animal mind, and can we ever prove what was inside the bird?