By Mike Peña Animal research on biomusicality, which looks at whether different species are capable of behaving in ways that show they recognize aspects of music, including rhythm and beat, remains a ...

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

A sea kayaking journey through the Johnstone Strait offers eye-to-eye encounters with orcas, humpbacks and sea lions.

Ronan the sea lion burst to fame about a decade ago after scientists reported her musical skills. At age 15, she's still got ...

A feel for the groove isn't restricted to humans, but it does seem pretty limited across the animal kingdom. Chimpanzees can keep a beat, but their ability to do so is low compared to Homo sapiens.

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

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 ...

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