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A now 16-year-old killer whale named Wilkie has mimicked her French trainer by speaking a few simple words in English. She has been able to say “Hello,” “Goodbye,” “Amy” and can even blow raspberries. It is not perfect enunciation, but is astonishingly recognizable nonetheless.
Dr. Josep Call from the University of St Andrews stated, ‘In mammals it is very rare. Humans are obviously good at it… Interestingly the mammals that can do best are marine mammals.’
The sounds which emerge from her blowhole sound “like parrot-like squawks, shrill whistles or raspberries.” Most are clear enough to understand.
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