TIL beluga whales can mimic human speech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddKwSvgKVNc

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOC_(whale)

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Empricorn@feddit.nl · 5 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Could this be where the mythology of sirens came from?

cabbage@piefed.social · 14 pts · 1y (1 reply)

"HUDUDIDOO DE DAA DE DOO! HODEE DEE HOO!!!"

"Oh, yes, the beautiful song of the sirens"

acockworkorange@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 1y

TBH it sounds just like talking underwater. Maybe they’re expert sound mimics and that’s just how they hear us.

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y

Who knows? Seals can also mimic human speech.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prrMaLrkc5U