Alex
I suppose it says quite a lot about me that I am much sadder about Alex’s death than I ever was about, for instance, Princess Diana. (In fact, when she died, I had absolutely no idea who she were, and hence it was difficult to feel whatsoever mortified. Actually, I still don’t really know.) The loss of Alex strikes closer to home. I know what it’s like to lose an animal friend, albeit the ones I have lost have been rather smaller and less intelligent. And Alex went way before his time - there was so much more he could have taught us about how the mind works.
I feel loss at his death, and I can only imagine what those who knew him personally must be feeling. My condolences to Dr Pepperberg.