# Beluga Whale Imitates Human Speech **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 23, 2012, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beluga-whale-imitates-human-speech/638625 "2012-10-23T16:01:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beluga-whale-imitates-human-speech/638625/21 "2012-10-24T12:55:07Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > So why is this story coming out just now? My guess would be that the National Marine Mammal Foundation in San Diego needs more funding. ---
**Author:** ![Coustralee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Coustralee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coustralee)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beluga-whale-imitates-human-speech/638625/22 "2012-10-24T13:55:03Z")
I for one welcome our new beluga overlord. ---
**Author:** ![heathen\_earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/13edae/32.png) [@heathen\_earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heathen_earthling)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beluga-whale-imitates-human-speech/638625/23 "2012-10-24T14:56:10Z")
There are cats on Youtube who are better speakers than this whale. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beluga-whale-imitates-human-speech/638625/24 "2012-10-24T15:24:13Z")
Why, that whale sounds like every adult in my life! I am Charlie Brown. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beluga-whale-imitates-human-speech/638625/25 "2012-10-24T18:28:20Z")
If we don’t eat them first, they’ll eat us and everyone we care about! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beluga-whale-imitates-human-speech/638625/26 "2012-10-24T22:50:20Z")
“fa love pa!” > **[The Day of the Dolphin (1973) ⭐ 6.0 | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069946/)** > > 1h 44m | PG ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beluga-whale-imitates-human-speech/638625/27 "2012-10-25T11:23:11Z")
Someone should autotune that. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beluga-whale-imitates-human-speech/638625/28 "2012-10-25T15:26:03Z")
It could be a message from Satan played backward. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beluga-whale-imitates-human-speech/638625/29 "2012-10-26T00:21:48Z")
Get your fin off me, you damn dirty tuna! ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beluga-whale-imitates-human-speech/638625/30 "2012-10-26T01:48:48Z")
> [@Coustralee](#): > > i thought it sounded like the swedish chef at first Yeah, it sounds like someone who thinks humans sound like the Swedish Chef and is mocking them. ---
**Author:** ![Coustralee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Coustralee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coustralee)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beluga-whale-imitates-human-speech/638625/31 "2012-10-26T15:22:35Z")
either way, i’ll vote for him ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beluga-whale-imitates-human-speech/638625/32 "2012-10-27T01:31:04Z")
> [@Coustralee](#): > > either way, i’ll vote for him Contrary to belief, the talking beluga whale is not, NOT I emphasize, Newt Gingrich. (At least, this one isn’t.) ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beluga-whale-imitates-human-speech/638625/33 "2012-10-27T02:12:13Z")
Obligatory link to [Far Side cartoon](http://echopen.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/gary-larsons-the-farside.gif?w=326). You know the one without even clicking, right? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beluga-whale-imitates-human-speech/638625.md?page=1)