Science and Exploration

[Ginger]

Originally Posted by Hollylane

Researchers in the US have been shocked to discover a beluga whale whose vocalisations were remarkably close to human speech.



On the page at BBC News (use above link), below the Beluga photo, is a recording of the sounds...Love this!

I'm sure the vocalizations go beyond this one word, but in the article they just mention the whale saying "out," and I'm thinking the poor thing is saying, "Get me the fuck out of here, out of this concrete box I've lived my life in."