A former rescue sea lion, she burst to fame around a decade ago after scientists reported her musical skills. From age 3, she ...

Scientists once thought only humans could bob to music. Ronan the sea lion helped prove them wrong.S Copyright 2025 The ...

A new study of Ronan, a sea lion famous for her dancing skills, challenges the idea that only vocal learners can match a ...

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

These sea lion deaths are a symptom of a greater problem facing the local ocean, according to a local marine biologist.

It takes a human, on average, 150 milliseconds to blink. I’m telling you this because Ronan proved herself capable of hitting the beat within an average range of 15 milliseconds, meaning she only ...

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.

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 ...