Humans lose yet another line of defense/distinction:
Researchers at Harvard University have found that humans arenât the only ones who can groove to a beat â some other species can dance, too. The capability was previously believed to be specific to humans. The research team found that only species that can mimic sound seem to be able to keep a beat, implying an evolutionary link between the two capacities.After dancing, what's left for us to be us and not one of them? Meet you at the crossroads, Alex....Schachner and her colleagues closely studied Alex, a well-known African grey parrot who passed away shortly after the study, and Snowball, a sulphur-crested cockatoo whose humanlike dancing behavior has led to online fame.
âOur analyses showed that these birdsâ movements were more lined up with the musical beat than weâd expect by chance,â says Schachner. âWe found strong evidence that they were synchronizing with the beat, something that has not been seen before in other species.â