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14-Year-Old Orca Whale Learns To Say "Hello" And A Lot More!

1.That it is a wild animail. 2. University of chile in france on 2014. 3. Theory that killer whales learn sounds from social settings. 4."Wikie, who has spent most of her life at the aquatic park, is accustomed to mimicking her trainer’s actions in exchange for fish, and was, therefore, the perfect candidate for the job. 5."The team began by presenting Wikie with the sounds she was already familiar with — like a noisy breath or a piercing peeping sound." 6. To see if a killer whale could recepitate human words. 7. Hello and numbers 8. 9. "The researchers, who compared the recordings of the original and imitation sounds and successfully tested them with human listeners, say that Wikie’s imitations, while not "perfect,” are definitely "recognizable.” 10. He belives that imitation skills are important in the wild is because it allows them to learn from their peers. No i do not belive that orcas would not be able to pick up human words because it would take to long and how would you get all the orcas because i dont belive humans would let these orcas free that they already have.

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