{"id":112394,"date":"2026-04-30T22:18:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T22:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/30\/chonkers-the-sea-lion-draws-crowds-in-san-francisco\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T22:21:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T22:21:08","slug":"chonkers-the-sea-lion-draws-crowds-in-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/30\/chonkers-the-sea-lion-draws-crowds-in-san-francisco\/","title":{"rendered":"Chonkers the Sea Lion draws crowds in San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"site-content\">\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p aria-live=\"assertive\" class=\"css-1dv1kvn\">New video loaded: <!-- -->Chonkers the Sea Lion draws crowds in San Francisco<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"video-header\">\n<div class=\"css-1g7y0i5 e1drnplw0\"><button tabindex=\"100\" class=\"css-1rtlxy\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"close\"><svg width=\"60\" height=\"60\" viewbox=\"0 0 60 60\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"30\" cy=\"30\" r=\"30\" fill=\"white\" fill-opacity=\"0.9\"\/><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M38.4844 20.1006L39.8986 21.5148L21.5138 39.8996L20.0996 38.4854L38.4844 20.1006Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5156 20.1006L20.1014 21.5148L38.4862 39.8996L39.9004 38.4854L21.5156 20.1006Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-18ow4sz e1drnplw2\">\n<div aria-labelledby=\"modal-title\" role=\"region\">\n<header class=\"css-1bzlfz\">\n<p>copy<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"css-1igvuto\"><span>Back<\/span><\/button><\/header>\n<div class=\"css-uzyn7p\">\n<div class=\"css-1vxywau\">\n<p class=\"css-1nng8z9\">copy<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-8p0vwh\">Chonkers the Sea Lion draws crowds in San Francisco<\/h2>\n<h4 class=\"css-qsd3hm\">A sea lion whose size has earned it the nickname Chonkers has become a sensation at a popular tourist destination in San Francisco.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<dl class=\"css-p98d0w\">\n<dt class=\"css-xx7kwh\"\/>\n<dd class=\"css-4gvq6l\">\n<p class=\"css-8hvvyd\">He goes there. 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Oh my god.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"css-jgknzh\">\n<div class=\"css-1gn3fip\">\n<div class=\"css-vabf4\">\n<div class=\"css-1331l0f\"><nyt-betamax class=\"css-wkvudm\"><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/player-0.2.44-CnxAEwcy.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><\/template><nyt-betamax-cover><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/cover-0.2.44-eTrf0IGY.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><\/template><nyt-betamax-poster><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/poster-0.2.44-BdueiXaE.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><\/template><\/nyt-betamax-poster><\/nyt-betamax-cover><nyt-betamax-overlay-controls><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/overlay-controls-0.2.44-BN-qu2gk.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/share-button-0.2.44-L0OSgS9i.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><\/template><\/nyt-betamax-overlay-controls><nyt-betamax-ads><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/ads-0.2.44-C_YVzzUG.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><\/template><\/nyt-betamax-ads><\/nyt-betamax><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1r2245g\"><span class=\"css-hple31\">A sea lion whose size has earned it the nickname Chonkers has become a sensation at a popular tourist destination in San Francisco.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Monika Kvorak<\/p>\n<p>30 April 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New video loaded: Chonkers the Sea Lion draws crowds in San Francisco copy Back copy Chonkers the Sea Lion draws crowds in San Francisco A sea lion whose size has earned it the nickname Chonkers has become a sensation at a popular tourist destination in San Francisco. 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