2018年1月30日 · When it comes to echoing human speech, parrots are the superstars of the animal world—but a killer whale named Wikie may not be far behind. The 14-year-old orca showed off her vocal skills by imitating her trainer's words, saying things like "Amy" and "bye-bye."

2018年1月31日 · Orcas can mimic human speech—a few words of it, anyway. Researchers recently found that a female killer whale could copy the phrases "hello," "bye-bye," "Amy," and …

2018年1月31日 · A captive orca named Wikie has become the first killer whale known to recognisably make sounds that are not part of her native repertoire - including human language words like "hello" and "bye bye".

2025年1月12日 · Finally, Wikie heard a human make three orca sounds, then six human sounds including the words 'hello', 'Amy', 'ah ha', 'one, two' and 'bye bye'. After listening to Wikie's …

2018年1月31日 · Researchers recently found that a female killer whale could copy the phrases "hello," "bye-bye," "Amy," and "one, two, three." The orca could also imitate a wolf's howl, an elephant's...

2018年2月1日 · A 14-year-old killer whale in France has successfully imitated human speech, according to researchers who got her to squeak out convincing versions of words, including …

2025年1月14日 · Wikie, the orca at the center of this groundbreaking research, has stunned scientists by mimicking human sounds, including words like “hello,” “one, two,” and even “bye bye.” Marine mammals are already known for their remarkable intelligence, but Wikie’s ability has surpassed all expectations.

2018年1月31日 · An international team of researchers has taught Wikie, a 14-year-old killer whale in France, to mimic certain simple bits of speech, a discovery that gives them insight into wild orca dialects.

2021年8月7日 · A female resident orca whale breaches while swimming in Puget Sound near Bainbridge Island as seen from a federally permitted research vessel Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) They taught her to mimic words like “hello,” “bye bye” and the name “Amy.” She also repeated numbers as well as sounds made by the researchers.

2018年2月2日 · Orcas are among the smartest sea creatures, and now it appears that one clever killer whale can sound almost human. Before you get excited at the idea of a talking killer …