{"id":32355,"date":"2021-04-21T11:22:38","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T16:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/?p=32355"},"modified":"2025-09-16T17:17:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T22:17:46","slug":"inside-dr-pepperbergs-lab-african-greys-griffin-athena-celebrate-their-hatchdates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/inside-dr-pepperbergs-lab-african-greys-griffin-athena-celebrate-their-hatchdates\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Dr. Pepperberg&#8217;s Lab: African Greys Griffin And Athena Celebrate Their Hatchdates"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>A Very Merry (Un-)Hatchday in CovidLand\u2026.<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32359\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32359\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32359 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PepperberParrots3-300x251.png\" alt=\"African grey parrots\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PepperberParrots3-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PepperberParrots3.png 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A little photoshop magic shows what we would have LIKED our party to look like. Courtesy of Dr. Irene Pepperberg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I felt that the title was appropriate, given that (a) everyone I know feels as though they have dropped down a &#8220;rabbit hole&#8221; this year, into a place as confusing as Alice\u2019s Wonderland, and (b) for the second year in a row we will not be having a traditional celebration for our parrots\u2019 hatchdays. Now, I realize that marking such dates has much more to do with <em>human<\/em> behavioral practices than <em>parrot<\/em> behavior, but that doesn\u2019t mean that our birds haven\u2019t enjoyed the events!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32358\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32358\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32358 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PepperbergParrots4-300x199.png\" alt=\"African grey parrots\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PepperbergParrots4-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PepperbergParrots4.png 647w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32358\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy of Dr. Irene Pepperberg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Cake And Friends<\/h3>\n<p>Pre-COVID, we always did something special on a bird\u2019s hatchday. Alex loved carrot cake, so we always made sure that we brought one into lab \u2014 he and the other birds would get one sliver each (sans the cream cheese frosting!) and the rest of us would heartily enjoy the remainder. Griffin\u2019s love of apples \u2014\u201cbanerry\u201d\u2014 and almonds \u2014\u201ccorknuts\u201d\u2014 led to my lab manager finding a recipe for an incredible masterpiece made mostly of apples and almond flour. Given how much healthier her banerry-corknut cake is compared to commercial carrot cake, the birds could even have more than a sliver. And, given that Athena\u2019s April hatchday is only three days after Griffin\u2019s, we started having a joint celebration. Students who did not have shifts on the birds\u2019 hatchdays would stop by the lab, which meant that many who never overlapped during the semester finally had a chance to socialize. And if we came upon some of the members of our department who were special friends of the parrots, we would invite them in, too, during the day. Given that the birds always have whatever toys they like in their cages, we never made a big deal about things like physical presents, but the way the parrots acted, it really seemed as though having a lot of the &#8220;flock&#8221; together all at the same time seemed to be a special treat of its own.<\/p>\n<h3>A More Intimate Gathering<\/h3>\n<p>The last two years, however, have been rather different. Last year, we absolutely could not have more than one person in our space at any one time. So\u2026although we found some nice organic fruit-based bread that the birds could eat, it could be only in the presence of one person, and thanks to COVID, we also could not leave anything around for any of the humans to share. Last year was Griffin\u2019s 25<sup>th<\/sup>, and we had really been looking forward to a slightly bigger celebration than usual, but such clearly was not the case.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32357\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32357\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32357 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PepperbergParrots2-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"African grey parrots\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PepperbergParrots2-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PepperbergParrots2.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy of Dr. Irene Pepperberg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For this year, we thought about some kind of ZOOM event, but everyone is so totally ZOOMed-out, it seemed like it would be more of a chore than an event one would look forward to attending. However, now that about half of our skeleton crew has been fully vaccinated, we can begin to loosen up some of our restrictions, at least a wee bit. So, the birds DID get a home-baked (small!) cake that they and at least one of their human companions shared, with leftovers in the fridge. And we did take a picture and also photoshopped what we would have LIKED our party to look like, posting both the real and imagined &#8220;parties&#8221; on social media. Not ideal, but\u2026<\/p>\n<p>We are, of course, thankful that everyone in the lab \u2014 parrots and people \u2014 so far have been healthy and safe, and that there <em>is<\/em> another hatchday to celebrate. Moreover, we very much look forward to 2022, when we hope that the world will return to normal and when we can have a more traditional \u2014 and fun \u2014 time for everyone. In the meantime\u2026stay safe!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Pepperberg writes about the changes to hatchday celebrations for the African greys in the lab because of precautions for COVID. 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