Disco Ronan the Sea Lion
Ronan the sea lion is said to be the first non-human mammal to keep a musical beat without other cues. Sure, humans and birds can do it, but they also sing. Ronan was trained to do this, but once she got the hang of what the researchers wanted, she can synch her "dancing" to new songs with different beats. Link
haha, this is awesome!
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Wow, she's better than most of my family members.
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I saw this story on CNN. Researchers spent 18 months teaching the sea lion to do this. How much money do you think went into that? Money that could have been spent on medical research.
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But the obvious question hasn't been answered: do good dancers get laid more often? I mean, seriously...
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