US EditionChimpanzees' Drumming May Be Ancient Form of Communication
- Researchers led by primatologist Catherine Hobaiter published a study in Current Biology examining 371 chimpanzee drumming episodes across Africa.
- They aimed to investigate whether drumming represents an ancient form of communication that predates humans.
- The study found chimps drum on tree trunks and roots using steady, unique rhythmic patterns that vary by region and help identify individuals and signal locations.
- Hobaiter said, "It's a way of socially checking in," and researcher Henkjan Honing confirmed, "chimps clearly play their instruments—the tree trunks—with regular rhythms."
- This behavior suggests chimpanzee drumming could be one of the earliest shared communication forms with humans, indicating a complex animal communication system.
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Chimpanzees drum with unique rhythm, giving insight into evolution of human musicality
Wild chimpanzee drumming shares many rhythmic properties of human music, shedding light on the evolution of human musicality.Adult male Eastern chimpanzee of the Sonso community in the Budongo Forest (Uganda) producing a pant-hoot call. Copyright Adrian SoldatiWild chimpanzees drum with rhythm and that rhythm may vary depending on where they live according to new research showing that chimpanzee drumming shares some rhythmic properties with huma…
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