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Belugas are known to copy other sounds too, including human speech, National Marine Mammal Foundation found that a beluga whale named "NOC" could mimic the rhythm and tone of human speech.

Beluga Whale. Image by Openverse. NOC’s story deserves special attention as the most thoroughly documented case of beluga speech mimicry. Captured in 1977 and brought to the National Marine Mammal ...

Screenshot from Beluga whale sanctuary | Whale and Dolphin Conservation. Source: YouTube, Upload: WDC Several documented cases have brought beluga whale vocal mimicry into the spotlight. Perhaps the ...

Noc (in 1995) strongly “wanted to make a connection,” says former naval trainer Michelle Jeffries. “I think that was part of the thing behind him mimicking speech.” U.S. Navy Millions of ...

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5. Noc the Beluga Whale Analysis revealed that the wails of Noc had remarkably similar rhythms to human speech in terms of pattern and intonation. ©Luna Vandoorne/Shutterstock.com In 1984, scientists ...