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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Chimpanzee using floorboards for ‘drumming performance’ shows how music emerged in humans

Scientists have documented a never-seen-before “musical performance” by a chimpanzee at Japan’s Kyoto University, a discovery that sheds more light on the origin of music among the first humans.

Ayumu, a 26-year-old male chimpanzee, took floorboards from a walkway and used them to drum while vocalising at the same time.

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