While exact counts lag a bit, officials believe nearly 700 sea lions and more than 200 dolphins have stranded since the bloom ...

“Scientists once believed that only animals who were vocal learners — like humans and parrots — could learn to find a beat,” ...

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

A California sea lion named Ronan became an internet star when a video of her bobbing her head in sync to the Backstreet Boys ...

An aggressive sea lion sent surfers running this week after it repeatedly went after them, even coming onto the beach, video ...

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

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

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.

Parrots are known to be able to keep a beat by moving their bodies. And recent studies have highlighted the beat-keeping capabilities of other mammals, such as monkeys and rats. But after more than a ...

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

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