A 15-year-old sea lion named Ronan proved better at keeping a beat than 10 college students in a rhythmic dance-off, researchers reported Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports. The results ...

Sea lion Ronan first made the news in 2013, when researchers revealed that Ronan had the unusual ability to bob her head to the beat. Twelve years later, Ronan still loves a good beat. A new study ...

Pepper the sea lion was born at the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma, Washington, last July. She’s the first sea lion ever born at the zoo, and she and her mother, Eloise, are on display for visitors in ...

California sea lion Ronan in 2023 in Santa Cruz, Calif. Ronan the sea lion can still keep a beat after all these years. She can groove to rock and electronica. But the 15-year-old California sea ...

Animal research on biomusicality, which looks at whether different species are capable of behaving in ways that show they recognize aspects of music, including rhythm and beat, remains a tantalizing ...

A sea lion named Ronan is better able to keep a beat than the average human, a new study finds. Such ability in animals is generally thought to be unique to humans and some birds, but Ronan’s ...

Ronan the sea lion can still keep a beat after all these years. She can groove to rock and electronica. But the 15-year-old California sea lion's talent shines most in bobbing to disco hits like ...

Santa Cruz, Calif.—Animal research on biomusicality, which looks at whether different species are capable of behaving in ways that show they recognize aspects of music, including rhythm and beat, ...