Chimpanzee groups drum with distinct rhythms, research finds

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May 9, 2025, 11:00 am1.1k ptsInterestingTop
New research from a team of cognitive scientists and evolutionary biologists finds that chimpanzees drum rhythmically, using regular spacing between drum hits. Their results, published in Current Biology, show that eastern and western chimpanzees—two distinct subspecies—drum with distinguishable rhythms.

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