Overview

• Scientists from the Universities of Warwick and Turin studied the vocalizations of indris lemurs in Madagascar.
• Indris' songs and alarm calls exhibit isochrony, a rhythmic pattern also found in human music.
• The study suggests that musical rhythm may have evolved from early primate communication systems.
• Researchers recorded 820 songs from 51 lemurs over a 15-year period to analyze their rhythmic structures.
• Findings highlight the deep evolutionary connections between primate vocalizations and human musical traits.