Here is an article about a Beluga whale that began to mimic human speech: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/story-one-whale-who-tried-bridge-linguis

Here is an article about a Beluga whale that began to mimic human speech: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/story-one-whale-who-tried-bridge-linguistic-divide-between-animals-humans-180951437/?no-ist http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/story-one-whale... Also, In the "Animal Minds" episode, Radiolab recounts a story of divers saving a net-entangled whale, and the whale in turn "thanks" each diver. It's a good show, and the examples included are thought-provoking. If you found this story intriguing, I recommend giving this Radiolab episode a listen. If not, the stories leads to what is intelligence and connection possibilities across species, and the topic of Spindle Neurons is presented which are explored as a connection between high and low order parts of the brain. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spindle_neuron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spindle_neuron) _ The Goods: 1. The episode: http://www.radiolab.org/story/91701-animal-minds/ http://www.radiolab.org/story/91701-animal-minds/ 2. A related follow-up about whales: http://www.radiolab.org/story/149761-whale-saying-thank-you/ http://www.radiolab.org/story/149761-whale-saying-thank-you/