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That’s one fowl-mouthed duck. An Australian musk duck named Ripper has been recorded repeatedly saying “you bloody fool” after learning to imitate humans. Newly surfaced audio of Ripper’s ...
Australian musk ducks just joined the — which includes parrots, dolphins, elephants, whales, and more — of animals that can learn to talk, thanks to a 1987 recording.
In English, ducks say "quack quack," while they say "cua cua" in Spanish. French ducks say "coin coin." But an Australian duck named Ripper is a little different: He calls you a "bloody fool ...
Australian birds aren’t exactly known for their use of “fowl” language, but thanks to a musk duck named Ripper and the discovery of a 35-year-old recording, that might be about to change.
Fullagar also shared an audio clip of a second male that was raised on the same reserve with his mother in 2000, along with Pacific black ducks (Anas superciliosa) that quack “like common park ...