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Beluga Learns to Speak Dolphin

Making friends when you move to a new home can be tough. One beluga whale found a good way to do it: learn a new language.

The female beluga moved to a new aquarium a few years ago. In her old tank, she swam with other belugas. But in her new tank, the only other animals were four dolphins. Using underwater microphones, researchers studied the sounds the beluga made in her new tank. At first, they heard all kinds

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