Talking elephant shocks researchers

An Asian elephant called Koshik has astounded scientists by learning to speak Korean.

Talking elephant shocks researchers

An Asian elephant called Koshik has astounded scientists by learning to speak Korean.

Researchers report that the mammal has learnt to imitate human speech and can say five words in Korean including hello, sit down and good.

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