Ronan the sea lion burst to fame about a decade ago after scientists reported her musical skills. At age 15, she's still got ...

A former rescue sea lion, Ronan burst to fame around a decade ago after scientists reported her musical skills.

A feel for the groove isn't restricted to humans, but it does seem pretty limited across the animal kingdom. Chimpanzees can keep a beat, but their ability to do so is low compared to Homo sapiens.

Ronan, the only non-human mammal to demonstrate highly precise beat keeping, continues to challenge our understanding of ...

At the Long Marine Laboratory in Santa Cruz, California, a 16-year-old sea lion named Ronan loves to put on a show. With her head bobbing in time to a percussive beat, she hits her marks not just with ...

Ronan, a 15-year-old California sea lion, has shaken up how science thinks of music with her ability to bob and move to the ...

Not many animals have shown an ability to identify and move to a beat -- with humans, parrots and some primates being notable ...

Ronan, the only non-human mammal to demonstrate highly precise beat keeping, continues to challenge our understanding of ...

Parrots are known to be able to keep a beat by moving their bodies. And recent studies have highlighted the beat-keeping ...

Ronan was slightly more variable beat to beat than adult humans. She also tended to hit ahead of the beat when listening to ...

The kelp forest is my favorite ecosystem on Earth. I first began diving into these nearshore waters off the California coast ...