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Limited previous evidence suggests that killer whales (Orcinus orca) are capable of vocal production learning. However, vocal contextual learning has not been studied, nor the factors promoting learning. Vocalizations were collected from three killer whales with a history of exposure to bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and compared with data from seven killer whales held with conspecifics and nine bottlenose dolphins. The three whales' repertoires were distinguishable by a higher proportion of click trains and whistles. Time-domain features of click trains were intermediate between those of whales held with conspecifics and dolphins. These differences provided evidence for contextual learning. One killer whale spontaneously learned to produce artificial chirps taught to dolphins; acoustic features fell within the range of inter-individual differences among the dolphins. This whale also produced whistles similar to a stereotyped whistle produced by one dolphin. Thus, results provide further support for vocal production learning and show that killer whales are capable of contextual learning. That killer whales produce similar repertoires when associated with another species suggests substantial vocal plasticity and motivation for vocal conformity with social associates.

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par  Loïc Ramirez (Le Monde diplomatique, juillet 2016)
 // À mesure que les pénuries s'aggravent, le Venezuela s'enfonce dans le chaos économique. Victorieuse lors des législatives de décembre 2015, la droite tente d'organiser un référendum afin de révoquer le président Nicolás Maduro, successeur d'Hugo Chávez. Une victoire lors d'un tel scrutin suffirait-elle à redonner confiance aux militants de gauche ?