Article 6X1BA Sea lion who grooves to Boogie Wonderland proves animals can keep a beat –video

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

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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 decade ago after scientists reported her musical skills. From age three, she has been a resident at the University of California, Santa Cruz's Long Marine Laboratory

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