Captain Howdy Posted December 19, 2019 Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/12/chimps-create-rock-music-throwing-stones-trees Kalan says the behavior could also be a display of male dominance, because the main rock throwers are usually adult males. There’s also the chance the chimps just do it for fun, although Kalan thinks this in unlikely. “Play behavior is a little less structured, a little more impromptu,” she says. (One of chimps’ favorite ways to play is grabbing each others’ feet while walking so they fall over, she notes.) Still, Kalan can’t rule out this hypothesis completely—nor the idea that the stone-throwing behavior is just the chimps’ very own version of rock music. Has Ginger Baker has been reincarnated as a chimp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 19, 2019 Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Captain Howdy said: Has Ginger Baker has been reincarnated as a chimp? What's more evolved, an ape or a chimp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Howdy Posted December 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 A chimp is an ape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted December 19, 2019 Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 6 hours ago, Captain Howdy said: A chimp is an ape. Too much monkey business around here ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrdlu Posted December 19, 2019 Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 This about sums up "rock" music, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Howdy Posted December 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 More likely they're playing free jazz. I don't know what time signature they're playing but it's obviously not 4/4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 There's only two rocks thrown and the the filming stops. coming back for a third one. It could be 4/4, but without a score (or being privy to the pre-performance discussion, it also could not be, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Howdy Posted December 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 The time between the first two beats is much shorter than the time after the second beat, so he's keeping some odd time. Also, I think he's scat singing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrdlu Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 Not bad for 5000 million years ago, or whatever their latest guess is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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