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

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

An outbreak of domoic acid poisoning caused by an algae bloom has sickened and killed dolphins, sea birds, sea lions and even ...

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A California sea lion named Ronan has shown remarkable ability to keep a beat and adapt to new rhythms, surpassing other animals and even some humans in her musical talent.

A feel for the groove isn't restricted to humans, but it does seem pretty limited across the animal kingdom. Chimpanzees can ...

Animal research on biomusicality, which looks at whether different species are capable of behaving in ways that show they ...

For years, scientists believed that rhythm was a skill exclusively reserved to humans, out of all mammals. But a rescue sea ...

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

A new study from UC Santa Cruz studied human rhythm-keeping skills and animals, with Ronan the sea lion aiding in research.

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 ...