The study of rhythmic structures, which appears in the journal Current Biology, analyzed the drumming patterns of chimps from the rainforests in East and West Africa. The trees in those rainforests ...

Chimpanzees Drum With Regular Rhythm When They Beat on Tree Trunks, a Form of Ancient Communication Chimpanzees drum with regular rhythm when they beat on tree trunks, a new study shows. Chimpanzees ...

That’s what a team of scientists found after analysing more than 370 recordings from 11 chimpanzee communities in six groups across Africa. Their findings, published this month in Current Biology, ...

July 27 (UPI) --In West Africa, drummers speak through their instruments -- literally. According to a new study, the dùndúns drum -- in the hands of a skilled percussionist -- can accurately mimic the ...

Move over Ringo Starr. Male palm cockatoos have got rhythm too – and they also use their drumming skills to impress the ladies. The males have been filmed making drumsticks in the rainforests of ...

Rhythm plays an important role in how we perceive and connect with the world around us, even playing a role in our social lives and health. My husband reads to me every night before we go to sleep. We ...

Researchers have found two important building blocks of human speech in wild chimpanzees, one of our closest relatives. A pair of studies finds that chimp communication includes both rhythmic ...