Scientoon on "Even chimp can dance with music...!"

Scientoon on "Even chimp can dance with music...!"

Reference: Yuko Hattori &Masaki Tomonaga(2019), Rhythmic swaying induced by sound in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), PNAS 201910318 

Scientoon on Palm cockatoos use tools to make music

Palm cockatoos use tools to make music

Cockatoos are already known for their wicked dance moves, but study reveals that they can create their own beat as well. Researchers observing 18 palm cockatoos (Probosciger aterrimus) in northern Australia discovered that, when courting a mate, male cockatoos grab a stick or a seedpod and start rhythmically whacking a hollow tree branch, producing a steady beat. One can see the video of same in youtube at https://youtu.be/lKHmfkh7nJk while the whole paper can be found at http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/6/e1602399.