Koshik the elephant learned to speak five Korean words. 🐘

Koshik the elephant learned to speak five Korean words. 🐘 . . . At Everland Zoo in Yongin, Koshik regularly pressed his trunk tip inside his mouth to reshape each sound. Researchers reported in 2012 that human listeners recognized 5 Korean words, including “hello” and “good.” An elephant effectively invented his own movable lip to sound like his keepers.