Three young gray seals were monitored from birth to see what sounds they could make naturally, then trained to copy new sounds, according to a press release from the university.
One seal, Zola, proved particularly adept at copying melodies.
She was able to copy as many as 10 notes of tunes like the “Star Wars” theme and “Twinkle twinkle little star.”
Researchers Amanda Stansbury and Vincent Janik, of the university’s Scottish Oceans Institute (SOI), believe gray seals could be used to study speech disorders.
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