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 catchphrase ...

While everyone’s familiar with parrots’ ability to mimic human voices and words—Polly does indeed want a cracker—it turns out some ducks have the same talent. One Australian musk duck, Ripper, was ...