Humans & Chimpanzees Both Have A Propensity To Time Our Steps To Those Of Others

The study documented the chimpanzees' gait patterns at the Zambian Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage Trust.

Much less is known about chimpanzees' inclination to coordinate spontaneously than about how they cooperate when working toward a goal, such tugging a string to release food. Chimpanzees and humans also inadvertently coordinate their movements when walking next to other members of their own species, according to a recent observational research¹. Accordin…