Chonkers showed up in early March at San Francisco’s Pier 39, where floating docks of barking sea lions regularly draw admiring crowds. Its enormousness makes it something of an anomaly. Whereas a dock can usually hold a handful of sea lions, Chonkers is big enough to nearly take up the whole damn thing itself.

A massive Steller sea lion nicknamed 'Chonkers' has become a viral sensation after taking up residence at San Francisco's Pier 39 since mid-March. His rare, extended stay among smaller California sea lions has drawn crowds from across the country and ...

You’re enjoying a picnic lunch at a park when you spot an eye-catching bird perched on a ponderosa branch. Dressed in deep blue plumage and a showy black crest atop its head, the bird is elegant, stately.