Listen to these Orca whales imitate human speech

As part of the trial, the killer whale was asked to mimic never-before-heard sounds made by other orcas with different dialects from different family groups. Then, she was made to repeat human words. In recordings of the experiment, Wikie takes several stabs at “hello“. Every time, she voices two syllables with something resembling an “l“ in the middle and an “o“ at the end. is an Irish news website that invites its users to shape the news agenda. Read, share and shape the day’s stories as they happen, from Ireland, the world and the web. Submit your clips to video@ Stay up to date with all of the latest videos by subscribing to our channel: Download our free iOS app: Download our free Androi