c/til · by FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 1yTIL beluga whales can mimic human speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddKwSvgKVNchttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOC_(whale) 39 points · 4 comments · view on lemmy.world
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Empricorn@feddit.nl · 5 pts · 1y
Could this be where the mythology of sirens came from?
cabbage@piefed.social · 14 pts · 1y
"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