内容摘要：U.S. Agency for Global Media, Miami, Fla. (35,927 square feet)

U.S. Agency for Global Media, Miami, Fla. (35,927 square feet)

United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Chelsea, Mass. (2,500 square feet)Corps of Engineers, Civil, Chicago, Ill. (67,600 square feet)

Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division, Colorado Springs, Colo. (875 square feet)Natural Resources Conservation Service, Columbia, Mo. (52,257 square feet)Social Security Administration, Columbus, Ga. (1,632 square feet)

Small Business Administration, Columbus, Ohio (6,721 square feet)Federal Communications Commission, Dallas, Texas (2,077 square feet)

Corps of Engineers, Civil, Davis, Calif. (11,180 square feet)

Office of the Secretary, Denver, Colo. (86,809 square feet)Not many animals show a clear ability to identify and

. But then there’s Ronan, a bright-eyed sea lion that has scientists rethinking theA former rescue sea lion, she burst to fame around a decade ago after scientists reported her musical skills. From age 3, she has been a resident at the University of California, Santa Cruz’s Long Marine Laboratory, where researchers including Cook have tested and honed her ability to recognize rhythms.

Ronan joined a select group of animal movers and shakers -- which also includes Snowball the famed dancing cockatoo -- that together upended the long-held idea that the ability to respond to music and recognize a beat was distinctly human.This photo provided by researchers shows California sea lion Ronan in Santa Cruz, Calif., in 2025, under an NMFS 23554 permit. (Colleen Reichmuth/UC Santa Cruz via AP)