New research on the rhythmic drumming and complex calls of chimpanzees could point scientists to the origins of language.

A recent study by behavioral biologists from Wageningen University & Research and the German Primate Research Center has ...

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

Chimpanzees don’t just drum on tree roots for fun — they do it in rhythm, and they may be using it to send messages through ...

A recent study by behavioural biologists from Wageningen University & Research and the German Primate Research Centre has uncovered a remarkable phenomenon among wild chimpanzees in West Africa: the ...

A chimpanzee in a tree ... previous studies have suggested on the basis of comparisons of patterns of hand/foot trait relationships, and evolutionary simulations, among humans and chimpanzees ...

Adult chimpanzees often drum with their feet, Hobaiter says, "so they're using their hands to hold on to those roots and then they're kind of dancing." Chimps use drumming to communicate over long ...

When it comes to chimpanzee toddlers, girls rule. Skippy climbs with her hands and feet into the forest canopy, swinging through the spindly vines. The boys: they prefer to cuddle with their ...

KWONG: And after a pause, the other chimp gently taps their hand back. CHANG ... instrument managed to record one that measured 84 feet. CHANG: Whoa. BARBER: Yeah, and rogue waves are dangerous.