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This sea lion really can keep a beat better than some humans! Anyone who's seen the California Sea Lions in Santa Cruz or San ...
Ronan, a sea lion, is the only known non-human mammal capable of precise beat-keeping. This unique ability challenges our understanding of biomusicality across species. Animal research on ...
Ronan was slightly more variable beat to beat than adult humans. She also tended to hit ahead of the beat when listening to slower stimuli and behind the beat on the faster stimuli. By comparison, ...
A new study of Ronan, a sea lion famous for her dancing skills, challenges the idea that only vocal learners can match a tempo ...
An outbreak of domoic acid poisoning caused by an algae bloom has sickened and killed dolphins, sea birds, sea lions and even ...
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 ...
Chino, a 20-year-old California sea lion and a staple of Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo’s sea lion family since 2010, passed away ...
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium on Monday announced the passing of a 20-year-old California ...
As she has aged, the pinniped’s rhythmic abilities have only improved. Ronan, a California sea lion of the Long Marine Laboratory at the University of California ...