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Killer Whale Culture Revealed by Mimicking Us

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Killer Whales' Ability of Vocal Imitation and Culture Transmission

Researchers test the ability of killer whales to imitate new sounds, finding that a killer whale named Wickey can reliably mimic sounds from another whale and spoken English, suggesting the orcas possess vocal imitation abilities.

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