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🔬 Science April 16, 2026 at 03:59 AM

A chimpanzee’s rhythmic drumming with floorboards hints at origins of instruments

Source: Mongabay - Conservation

Japanese researchers observed a 26-year-old chimpanzee named Ayumu spontaneously drumming with torn floorboards, hinting at the evolutionary origins of musical instruments.

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