Sea lion who grooves to Boogie Wonderland proves animals can keep a beat – video
02-05-2025 20:54 via theguardian.com

Sea lion who grooves to Boogie Wonderland proves animals can keep a beat – video

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 such as Boogie Wonderland. Not many animals show a clear ability to identify and move to a beat aside from humans, parrots and some primates. But then there’s Ronan, a bright-eyed sea lion that has scientists rethinking the meaning of music. A former rescue sea lion, Ronan burst to fame about a de
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