Munch
10-24-2012, 7:57am
I'm no scientist but me thinks perhaps someone may be making a stretch to get some more grant $$. It is cute though.
A new paper published by the National Marine Mammal Foundation in the scientific journal Current Biology sheds light on the ability of marine mammals to spontaneously mimic human speech. The study details the case of a white whale named NOC who began to mimic the human voice, presumably a result of vocal learning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14MJXC0h4TU
A new paper published by the National Marine Mammal Foundation in the scientific journal Current Biology sheds light on the ability of marine mammals to spontaneously mimic human speech. The study details the case of a white whale named NOC who began to mimic the human voice, presumably a result of vocal learning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14MJXC0h4TU