Could these animals talk? Or was each one just another dumb ol’ Clever Hans? In any case, rest assured that both Alex the parrot and Koko the gorilla were every bit as cute as you might have thought.
But not Clever Hans. Man, f*** that guy.
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Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/
Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/
Jake’s story
Alex the parrot (Northern Parrots dot com): https://www.northernparrots.com/alexs-legacy-blog522/
The first animal to ask an existential question: https://mymodernmet.com/alex-the-african-gray-parrot/
Alex’s math skillz: https://bit.ly/3DeKhV9
Alex demo video: https://youtu.be/ldYkFdu5FJk
Video of Alex’s general story: https://www.pbs.org/video/nova-sciencenow-profile-irene-pepperberg-alex/
Wyatt’s story
Koko the gorilla (WaPo): https://wapo.st/3Hjb84L
The Education of Koko pdf: https://bit.ly/3c4j0ZM
Koko selfie: https://i.natgeofe.com/n/54f15004-b163-4018-89f8-5a65b81bde66/kok-gorilla-selfie.jpg
Why tell Koko about Robin Williams’ death? (NYT): https://nyti.ms/3CcEGNN
The Wire article: https://thewire.in/the-sciences/did-the-worlds-most-famous-gorilla-ever-talk-like-humans-did
Robin Williams and Koko: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9I_QvEXDv0&t=26s
The Onion video: https://youtu.be/CJkWS4t4l0k
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Episode 181 – Back on Bugs
Episode 180 – The 7th Annual Superduperstitious Halloween Spookstravaganza
Episode 179 – At the Mouth of (March) Madness, Part IV: SEMIFINALS AND FINALS
Episode 178 – At the Mouth of (March) Madness, Part III
Episode 177 – At the Mouth of (March) Madness, Part II
Episode 176 – The Cordyceps-isode
Episode 175 – At the Mouth of (March) Madness, Part I
March Madness: Something Wicked Stupid This Way Comes...
Episode 174 – Home State Horrors (Part 5 of 25+)
Episode 173 – Ain't No Fins for Bats
Episode 172 – Lymph Bizkit
Episode 171 – The 6th Annual Superduperstitious Halloween Spookstravaganza (feat. Casey Simpson)
Episode 170 – This Whole Episode Is an Ad (feat. Drew Phillips)
Episode 169 – Monster Movie Happy Hour
Episode 168 – Survival of the Storytelling-est (feat. Christa Adams)
Episode 167 – It’s Not Too Hard to Get ’Em Back in if You Have Help
Episode 166 – There Is Nothing in This World to Call the Cockroach (feat. Emma Ozenbrook)
UNLOCKED: Eps. 158-163 Bonus Outtakes
Episode 165 – Push the Button
Episode 164 – Creepy Swoosh
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