新奇事件簿 研究人員稱黑猩猩喜歡跳舞

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Who knew that chimpanzees love to dance? They also like to clap along to music, and nod their head, tap their feet and move in time with the rhythm. A new study shows that chimpanzees could appreciate music. The researchers are from Kyoto University in Japan. They say their study could help us understand how early humans developed an interest in music. Researchers Dr Yuko Hattori and professor Masaki Tomonaga conducted tests on seven chimps. They played the apes six two-minute songs on a piano for six days. The researchers said the chimps had a definite sense of rhythm and it changed their mood. The male chimpanzees seemed to respond to the melodies more than the females.

誰(shuí)知道黑猩猩熱愛(ài)舞蹈？它們也喜歡隨著音樂(lè)拍手還會(huì)跟著節(jié)奏點(diǎn)頭、跺腳舞動(dòng)。一項(xiàng)新研究表明黑猩猩能夠欣賞音樂(lè)。這些研究人員來(lái)自日本的京都大學(xué)。他們表示，他們的研究可以幫助我們理解早期人類如何對(duì)音樂(lè)產(chǎn)生了興趣。研究人員Yuko Hattori博士和Masaki Tomonaga教授對(duì)七只黑猩猩進(jìn)行了測(cè)試。他們連續(xù)六天為這些黑猩猩彈奏六首兩分鐘的鋼琴曲目。研究人員表示這些黑猩猩有明確的節(jié)奏感，這改變了它們的情緒。雄性黑猩猩似乎比雌性黑猩猩對(duì)音樂(lè)的反應(yīng)更強(qiáng)烈。

The researchers wrote that chimpanzees could have passed on a liking for music and dance to early humans millions of years ago. This could have happened via a common ancestor around six million years ago. The researchers said the study suggested that our love of dancing was deep inside the earliest humans. Dr Hattori said: "Chimpanzees dance to some extent in the same way as humans." She added: "In humans, listening to music causes rhythmic movement, suggesting a close connection between the auditory and motor areas in the brain." She believes the research could shed light on the evolution of dancing in humans and why we love melody and rhythm so much

研究人員寫寫道，黑猩猩可能在數(shù)百萬(wàn)年前就把對(duì)音樂(lè)和舞蹈的喜愛(ài)傳給了早期人類。這一切的發(fā)生可能是通過(guò)600萬(wàn)年前的一個(gè)共同祖先為媒介。研究人員表示該研究表明我們對(duì)舞蹈的熱愛(ài)深藏在早期人類的內(nèi)心深處的。Hattori博士說(shuō)到：“黑猩猩的跳舞方式在某種程度上和人類是一樣的。”她還說(shuō)道：“人類聽(tīng)著音樂(lè)會(huì)引起身體的律動(dòng)，這表明聽(tīng)覺(jué)和大腦的運(yùn)動(dòng)區(qū)域之間有著密切的聯(lián)系。”她認(rèn)為該研究可以解釋人類舞蹈的進(jìn)化，以及為什么我們?nèi)绱讼矏?ài)旋律和節(jié)奏。