Cat #Hobaiter was just on BBC Radio 3 talking on #chimpanzee #rhythm with some lovely recordings of buttress drumming!

https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(25)00448-8

Chimpanzee #turntaking in #gestural and expressive 'conversations'

'Scientists who studied their chats in detail found that they took "fast-paced turns" when they exchanged information and also occasionally interrupted one another.

The revelation suggests "deep evolutionary similarities [with humans] in how face-to-face conversations are structured," said Prof Cat #Hobaiter

#primatecommunication #greatapes

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c25lw18zrjyo

Chimps share humans' 'snappy' conversational style

Wild chimpanzees, like humans, take fast-paced turns in conversation, and often interrupt each other.

BBC News