San Francisco’s viral Steller sea lion Chonkers is getting his own plushie, with proceeds helping marine mammals in need.

Scientists and tourists alike have been amazed by the massive sea lion hanging out on a San Francisco pier. The species can ...

Sea lions completely dominate Pier 39, and the dramatic, noisy takeover is unlike anything visitors expected to see.

This article originally published at Chonkers, San Francisco's massive sea lion star, is at large.

A Steller sea lion was seen lounging at San Francisco's Pier 39 on Friday morning, a rare visit from a near-threatened species whose usual range is near Alaska. The Steller was pictured looming large ...

Chonkers is a beefy Steller sea lion that has gone viral for basking at Pier 39, a shopping center in San Francisco.

It is not unusual to see seals and sea lions sunbathing at San Francisco's Pier 39, but right now there is an extra large pinniped making itself at home. A Steller sea lion showed up Friday morning ...

Rare Steller sea lion nicknamed "Chonkers" has become a social media sensation after taking up residence at Pier 39 for over a month.

Steller sea lions are more commonly found in the colder waters of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, making sightings in the ...

Theory helps us bear our ignorance of fact. —George Santayana, The Sense of Beauty Steller sea lions are found along the North Pacific rim from California to Japan with about 70% of the population ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- A massive sea lion nicknamed "Chonkers" is turning heads - and drawing crowds - at San Francisco's Pier 39 after being spotted lounging among the docks in recent weeks. "Chonkers" is ...

There are three extant families of pinnipeds—the otariids (sea lions and fur seals), phocids (true seals), and odobenids (walruses). Steller sea lions are members of the Otariidae family. The otariids ...