Ripper the musk duck has mastered the art of mimicry. Listen to his (slightly creepy) swear words. Aussie ducks learn to swear, can say 'you bloody fool' like a human - CNET ...

That’s one fowl-mouthed duck. An Australian musk duck named Ripper has been recorded repeatedly saying “you bloody fool” after learning to imitate humans. Newly surfaced audio of Ripper’s ...

Audio of an Australian musk duck swearing recorded in 1987 recently resurfaced, proving to researchers that this bird species can learn to mimic human speech and more ...

In 1987, a researcher in Australia recorded a male musk duck named Ripper producing a vocalization that sounded very much like "You bloody fool," along with sounds resembling a slamming door and a ...

An Australian musk duck named Ripper revealed the species' unique ability to mimic human sounds when he learned how to say "you bloody fool." Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest ...

A researcher recently found a decades-old recording of an Australian musk duck named Ripper. Carel Ten Cate says the duck is saying what sounds like, "You bloody fool." Good morning. I'm Noel King ...

Adult musk ducks raised in captivity can mimic the sounds they heard as hatchlings, such as a pony snorting, a door slamming, a man coughing and even what was probably a former caretaker’s ...

Australian birds aren’t exactly known for their use of “fowl” language, but thanks to a musk duck named Ripper and the discovery of a 35-year-old recording, that might be about to change.

Listen to Ripper the Duck Say ‘You Bloody Fool!’ New research highlights the rare trait of vocal learning among animals with examples of musk ducks imitating human speech and other noises ...

Australian birds aren’t exactly known for their use of “fowl” language, but thanks to a musk duck named Ripper and the discovery of a 35-year-old recording, that might be about to change ...

Scientists found recordings of a male duck mimicking human speech, but say it can only vocalize the phrase "you bloody fool." Retired Australian researcher Dr. Peter Fullagar recorded the musk ...

A Dutch scientist has uncovered old recordings of a musk duck mimicking the phrase, "You bloody fool!" - learnt when it was raised by humans in an Australian bird park.