内容摘要：Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at PPG Paints Arena, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Pittsburgh, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at PPG Paints Arena, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Pittsburgh, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Riot police officers take defensive positions as they clash with protesters rallying against controversial changes to election laws that could further enhance the political influence of outgoing President Joko Widodo, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)A supporter of Sri Lanka’s main opposition holds his shoes in hands as police fire water cannons to disperse them during a protest rally against high taxes and increases in electricity and fuel charges, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

A supporter of Sri Lanka’s main opposition holds his shoes in hands as police fire water cannons to disperse them during a protest rally against high taxes and increases in electricity and fuel charges, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)Mongolian honor guards prepare for a ceremony marking the first session of the newly elected Parliament in front of the Government Palace on Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)Mongolian honor guards prepare for a ceremony marking the first session of the newly elected Parliament in front of the Government Palace on Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Students from anti-discrimination movements attack an Awami League supporter in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Nov. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)Students from anti-discrimination movements attack an Awami League supporter in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Nov. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Chinese military band members rehearse, before the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, or CPPCC, in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Chinese military band members rehearse, before the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, or CPPCC, in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)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)