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DailyDirt: Talking Animals Are Real
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Parrots are well-known as non-human animals that can speak our language with some degree of intelligence, but there are a few other examples of animals that can perform similar feats. So far, the vocalizations of these animals are a bit difficult to understand, but it's clear that there are some non-human species that want to imitate us. Before anyone else says it... I, for one, welcome our new _____ overlords.
- An Asian elephant named Koshik can say five Korean words -- "annyong" ("hello"), "anja" ("sit down"), "aniya" ("no"), "nuo" ("lie down") and "choah" ("good"). This 22-year-old male elephant was born in captivity, and this may be the first time researchers have heard an elephant use its trunk to modify its vocalizations. [url]
- Some dog owners have trained their dogs to speak short English words and phrases. In a few more (hundred) generations of human-directed breeding, maybe we'll have dogs that are fluent in human languages. [url]
- Hoover the seal was famous for being the first non-human mammal to speak recognizable English words. He lived at the New England Aquarium and spoke with a thick Bostonian accent.... [url]
- Beluga whales are sometimes referred to as "sea canaries" because they're so vocal, but now there's recorded evidence that at least one of these creatures can mimic human speech. A beluga whale in captivity didn't actually say anything recognizable, but it made sounds in an audible range of normal human speech -- which is much lower than usual whale noises. [url]
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A think Boston accent?
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Re: A think Boston accent?
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*ducks*
I'M JUST KIDDING!
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_(parrot)
Alex was able to do some simple math and was arguably as smart as a very young human child.
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The elephant's actual name is Hel Lo.
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Re: animal speech
He would say "I want it" "Hamburger" "I love you" and "Momma" this is what I can recall off the top of my head but he (the dog) would speak without prompting at times I know he knew other words and sentences
The Dog and I learned to speak at the same time
My sister won a talent contest with this animal and I think my father still has the reel to reel audio recordings to this day.
My uncle also taught his dog to talk 40 years later
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