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Pretty sure what Noc was trying to tell us was, in the words of John Lennon,
"I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together."
The whale that learned to talk to the man-imals: Incredible story of 'Noc', who could
imitate a human's voice and used an underwater microphone to make contact with scientists (Daily Mail)
"I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together."
The whale that learned to talk to the man-imals: Incredible story of 'Noc', who could
imitate a human's voice and used an underwater microphone to make contact with scientists (Daily Mail)
the rest of the story and a tape of some Noc-Talk at the link aboveA white whale which learnt to imitate the voices of humans may have been trying to make contact, scientists believe.
The male named Noc had a distinctly human-like voice, much to the surprise of scientists who previously thought whales typically produce sounds in a manner that is wholly different from humans.
Noc died five years ago after 30 years of living amongst dolphins and other white whales and being in contact with humans at the National Marine Mammal Foundation based in San Diego in California.
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Sam Ridgway, who led the study, said: 'Our observations suggest that the whale had to modify its vocal mechanics in order to make the speech-like sounds.
'Such obvious effort suggests motivation for contact.'
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