Today I Learned @lemmy.world Flying Squid @lemmy.world 5mo ago TIL beluga whales can mimic human speech https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOC_(whale)
TBH it sounds just like talking underwater. Maybe they’re expert sound mimics and that’s just how they hear us.
Could this be where the mythology of sirens came from?
"HUDUDIDOO DE DAA DE DOO! HODEE DEE HOO!!!"
"Oh, yes, the beautiful song of the sirens"
TBH it sounds just like talking underwater. Maybe they’re expert sound mimics and that’s just how they hear us.
Who knows? Seals can also mimic human speech.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prrMaLrkc5U