California sea lion Ronan has once again stunned scientists with her ability to keep a beat. First recognized in 2013 for her ...

Sea lion Ronan first made the news in 2013, when researchers revealed that she could bob her head to a beat. Twelve years ...

Tapping a toe to the beat is something people do unconsciously. Parrots and monkeys have even been known to have quite the ...

A sea lion named Ronan matched or outperformed humans in a rhythm test, showing better consistency and synchronization to ...

The results challenge the long-held theory that "only animals who were vocal learners — like humans and parrots — could learn ...

Ronan, a sea lion at UC Santa Cruz, outperforms humans in keeping a beat, challenging long-held beliefs about rhythm ...

This is Ronan. She’s a California sea lion, and she probably has better rhythm than you. Scientists earlier showed that Ronan, a resident of the Long Marine Laboratory at the University of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers plan to train and test other sea lions. Cook suspects other sea lions can also bob to a beat — but that Ronan will still stand out as a star performer.