Ronan the sea lion can still keep a beat after all these years.
This photo provided by researchers shows California sea lion Ronan in Santa Cruz, Calif., in 2023, under an NMFS 23554 permit. 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“She just nails that one,” swaying her head in time to the tempo changes, said Peter Cook, a behavioral neuroscientist at New College of Florida who has spent a decade studying Ronan’s rhythmic abilities.
What is particularly notable about Ronan is that she can learn to dance to a beat without learning to sing or talk musically. But in the years since since Ronan came into the spotlight, questions emerged about whether she still had it. Was her past dancing a fluke? Was Ronan better than people at keeping a beat?
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