A new study found that chimpanzees drum to communicate with one another across great distances, suggesting this innate human ability to make music is deeply embedded in our genes. A research team from ...

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Just like humans, chimps have rhythm when drumming, which suggests that the trait evolved in our common ancestor ...

The research finds that chimpanzees drum rhythmically, using regular spacing between drum hits. Their results show that ...

A 2022 study from the same research team showed that chimpanzees can drum on the buttress roots of trees. Drumming on these large tree roots that grow above the soil can produce low frequency sounds.

Chimpanzees don’t just drum with distinct rhythms but have their own signature styles, a new study of apes in East and West ...

Chimpanzee subspecies drum with distinct rhythms; a finding that could shed light on the building blocks of human musicality. See an example of drumming below and learn more in @currentbiology ...

They found that eastern and western chimpanzees - two distinct subspecies - drum with distinguishable rhythms. The researchers say their findings suggest that the "building blocks" of human ...

Their results show that eastern and western chimpanzees -- two distinct subspecies -- drum with distinguishable rhythms. The researchers say these findings suggest that the building blocks of ...

Their results, published in Current Biology, show that eastern and western chimpanzees—two distinct subspecies—drum with distinguishable rhythms. The researchers say these findings suggest ...

Their results, publishing in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on May 9, show that eastern and western chimpanzees—two distinct subspecies—drum with distinguishable rhythms. The ...