What do you think are the most important listening skills for drummers and percussionists?

I'm just getting started with drumming myself and from other instruments I know the importance of making sure your ears keep up with your fingers! So I wanted to ask the more experienced players here: what do you do to develop your ears as a drummer?


I'm guessing that being able to recognise the different percussion sounds is vital, and working out drum parts by ear would be a great ability to have (rather than relying on notation). What else? (or any tips for practising these?)