1 Feb 2018

Orca learns to 'speak' basic words

From Morning Report, 7:55 am on 1 February 2018

Researchers working with a killer whale in a French aquarium say it is the first ever to mimic human speech. The female Orca 'Wikie' has learned to reproduce a handful of words including 'hello'. Joining Susie Ferguson is one of the researchers who has been working with Wikie, Dr Josep Call - Professor in Evolutionary Origins of Mind at St Andrew's University in Scotland.