3 Sea Animals That Learned to Mimic Human Speech with Sound Recordings

When you think of animals capable of mimicking human speech, you might instantly think of birds like parrots-- but there have also been several thoroughly documented cases of marine mammals that learned to imitate spoken words to an uncanny degree. These are three such cases, both from the Cold War era to one that is currently ongoing.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:43 Sterkowski Sponsorship
02:08 Hoover the Harbour Seal
11:42 Wikie the Orca
15:31 NOC the Beluga Whale and Cold Ops
22:56 Outro

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Background music:
Track 1 - "The Lost City of Atlantis" by CO.AG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqznnv57QkQ

Track 2 - "Celtic Sea, 403 A.D." by Universal Ambients
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Iq8S7RMDEg

Track 3 - "Harmonic Edit mix Peaceful Ambient Background Music" by CO.AG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlfvpOwBxQI

Track 4 - "The Sanctuary Overture" by Jim Gifford
https://soundcloud.com/captainspitvalve/the-haven-variations

Track 5 - "A Kid Again" by Jim Gifford
https://open.spotify.com/track/5FxNdqSgiV3rER5rY8AitA

Track 6 - "Blue Wonder" by Jim Gifford
https://open.spotify.com/track/1oIuTFirSUJCOMlfevV7CS

What else lurked within the abyss?

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