2006-12-08 09:23:37 · 11 answers · asked by julie t 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
sorry that should say learned human speech
2006-12-08 09:24:53 · update #1
ok so i can't spell lol
2006-12-08 09:26:34 · update #2
thank for that 1st one is right only humans who are mammal have learnt human speech 10 points to you
2006-12-08 09:51:27 · update #3
humans only
some apes have learned sigh language, but no speech - their throats are not fit for it.
2006-12-08 09:25:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Birds such as parrots/macaws can mimic many things, including human speech. They can also be taught to say certain things in response to certain stimuli (eg there was a parrot that would recognise shapes and colours).
However, they are not mammals.
Certan chimpanzees have been taught sign language, especially hand reared ones. There is one story that there was a chimpanzee who was taught sign language got scared by a big, black dog. So from then on every time her keepers told her there was a big, black dog around, she ran inside and shut the door behind her. She then went on to use it as a threat (in sign language) for her own offspring. (If you don't eat your dinner, the big black dog will get you kind of thing.)
So you could say that she'd learnt human speech. She heard it and understood. Chimps'll never be able to make the vocalisations because their vocal folds aren't that shape, but saying that she hadn't learnt human speech is a bit harsh.
2006-12-09 03:09:57 · answer #2 · answered by caladria 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While I agree that parrots can produce human sounding speech, they are not mammals, lol. Some gorillas have learned a respectable sized vocabulary of human speech. I would not discount that just because they cannot reproduce it vocally. Is a deaf or mute person not capable of human speech just because they use sign language? Of course not, it is still human speech.
2006-12-08 09:58:32 · answer #3 · answered by Suedoenimm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some animals have learned to understand a very limited number of words. But no animal is capable of producing human speech - even if they were smart enough, they simply don't have the right type of speech organs to produce the sounds we can.
2006-12-08 09:27:11 · answer #4 · answered by Rae 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where did you learn to spell? Your question should read: Which mammal has learned human speech?
Well, none except humans.
2006-12-08 10:35:02 · answer #5 · answered by stone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of the great apes can speak a little human sign language. I think that one gorilla can speak about 500 words. The apes are even putting together small sentances. Apparently, they also are teaching their young how to say a few things.
2006-12-08 11:15:42 · answer #6 · answered by Bernard B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only human beings, Homo sapiens sapiens.
Some apes have learned subsets of American Sign Language, or have learned special symbolic languages such as Yerkish.
2006-12-08 10:08:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A parrot, a burglar broke into a house one night and was rifling the room when he heard a voice saying, "Jesus is watching you". He looked around and couldn't see who was speaking so he carried on. The voice said again "Jesus is watching you". He shone his torch around and saw a parrot in its cage and laughed. "That's a funny name for a parrot isn't it". The parrot said "That's not my name, it's the name of the rottweiler in the corner".
There I told you they can speak.
2006-12-08 09:31:20 · answer #8 · answered by tucksie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Parrots and some other birds can mimmick us but they don't actually learn the language.
2006-12-08 11:07:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
learnt was correct.
None I believe,
2006-12-08 09:25:36 · answer #10 · answered by spiegy2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋