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Chonkers the 2,000-pound sea lion is making waves in San Francisco Bay

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Chonkers the 2,000-pound sea lion is making waves in San Francisco Bay
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The average male Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) is about 10-feet-long and weighs around 1,200 pounds. But Chonkers is no average sea lion. At an estimated 2,000 pounds , the absurdly humongous, Redditor-nicknamed marine mammal has captivated onlookers and imposed himself on his fellow sunbathers ever since he arrived at San Francisco’s Pier 39 in early April.



Sea lions routinely visit the Bay Area for its vast sources of fish, as well as the chance to simply hang out together. These ga

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