Humans have among the most precise sense of musical tonality and rhythm. Apes have some, e.g chimp 'storm dances' I portrayed in Uplift War! Newborn infants can heed the beat and notice when it falters, arguing for an evolved biological foundation
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/it-turns-out-we-were-born-to-groove/
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