What do parrots, Mister Ed and NOC the Beluga whale have in common ?

You guessed it – they all can speak … well, sort of.  In 1984 scientists led by Sam Ridgeway from the National Marine Mammal Foundation in San Diego recorded a Beluga whale named NOC (no-see) making sounds that mimic human speech (click here).  Pretty incredible if you ask me, but why not just ask a Beluga yourself – you might be surprised by what she says.

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