Koshik the elephant learned to speak five Korean words. π . . . 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 βhelloβ and βgood.β An elephant effectively invented his own movable lip to sound like his keepers.
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Current Biology, 2012, 'An Asian Elephant Imitates Human Speech', doi:10.1016/j.cub.2012.09.022Spot an error? Email hello@thefact5.com with a source β we correct visibly.
