Talking duck in Australia can say 'you bloody fool' after learning to imitate human speech

An Australian musk duck has been recorded by researchers repeatedly saying ‘you bloody fool’ in the first documented instance of ducks mimicking sounds. It has researchers reviewing the evolution of vocal language learning in birds.

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