Gorilla Drum Bonobo Dance Breakdance Musical Primates

Very few animals are able to have rhythm such as people do. Only parrots and elephants are report to have this ability. However, it is possible that some primates do. This video shows gorillas drumming. One is playing on a log and the other beats its chest. The animal can hear the music and seems to bob its head in tune with the beat. The video also shows a breakdancing bonobo. It can probably hear some music from the zoos loudspeakers, but it is unknown whether it is in rhythm to it. Resembles the Cadbury gorilla.

The gorilla could hear the music, the music was not added later. Video also shows some gorilla vocalization. One bonobo has a baby.

Irene Pepperberg and Adena Schachner have studied animal rhythm. Animals may hear or feel the beat.

Parrots and elephants seem to have a natural rhythm. Other videos show elephants keeping time to music. The elephants in the video below keeps time with external sounds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPZQk1fAi-I

**The gorilla (gorilla gorilla) is the largest of all living primates. These African apes are divided into two species and 4 or 5 subspecies. Their DNA is 97-98% identical to that of humans and they are considered the next closest relative after the chimpanzee. Gorillas can be over 6 feet tall and weight over 500 lbs. They are highly intelligent. Some such as Koko have been taught a subset of sign language. They use tools for a number of purposes.

The Bonobo, also called the Pygmy or Gracile Chimpanzee (Pan paniscus) belongs to the species (with the common chimpanzee) that is most closely related to humans. It is a highly endangered species

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[ricardocai86]

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[Evi1M4chine]

It is not true that very few animals have the ability the have rhythm. Its just that most people were and still are too arrogant, to look at it. Numerous other animals, including palm cockatoos, woodpeckers and kangaroo rats all know how to tap a beat.

[gorillaphile]

Yep..nice idea and is possible as they are smart and do use chest beating in a variety of subtle ways but they could just as easily been using it to communicate playful intentions..with the 'break dancing" bonobo..a lot of young apes twirl like that in play.

[tehinfidel]

Nice! I had never given rhythm much thought, but it's of course perfectly logical that it must have evolved at some point. Perhaps, as you mentioned parrots also, it's another example of convergent evolution.

Since parrots and elephants are high up on the intelligence scale, it'd be interesting to find out if rhythm is a function of intelligence, or just coincidentally related.

Thanks for sharing!