Elephant mimics Korean with help of his trunk

The zoo animal places the tip of his trunk into his mouth to transform his natural low rumble into a convincing impression of a human voice. The study is published in the journal Current Biology.

Koshik's vocal abilities mean that elephants now join a growing list of animals that are able to mimic man, from parrots and mynah birds to more unusual animals such as sea lions or the recently reported case of a human-sounding beluga whale.