Researchers say Ronan the sea lion can still keep a beat after all these years. Ronan burst to fame about a decade ago after ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

This year’s toxic algal bloom off the coast is the longest and deadliest ever seen in Southern California. Will sea lion and ...

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This undated photo provided by researchers in April 2025, shows California sea lion Ronan in Santa Cruz, Calif., under an NMFS 23554 permit. Credit: AP/Colleen Reichmuth “Scientists once ...

This undated photo provided by researchers in April 2025, shows California sea lion Ronan in Santa Cruz, Calif., under an NMFS 23554 permit. (Colleen Reichmuth/UC Santa Cruz via AP) And the ...

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 ...