# @science on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DS-cXmhE-PZ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/38499413-science-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-01-01T17:00:59.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Science 🧬 (@science) — https://gondola.cc/science

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🐋 Initially, the origin of the sound was unclear. The team at the National Marine Mammal Foundation kept detecting what resembled a subdued dialogue, as though two individuals were conversing just out of sight. It was not until a diver emerged from the tank containing a male beluga whale and exclaimed, "Who asked me to get out?" that they realized it was the whale himself producing speech-like sounds. This event took place in 1984, and the beluga, known as NOC, had been a resident of the research facility for seven years.⁠
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Belugas are renowned for their vocal nature. However, they typically confine themselves to a standard array of beluga sounds, including squeals, whistles, and clicks. NOC, on the other hand, appeared to have mastered a reasonable imitation of human speech after spending years listening to human voices, both from trainers and researchers above the surface and from divers using underwater communication devices.⁠
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