Chonkers the Giant Sea Lion Steals Spotlight in San Francisco

InMarch, amassivesealionploppedontoapierin San Francisco, California.
今年三月,一隻巨大的海獅躍上加州舊金山的一個碼頭。
Thisdelightedonlookers.
這令圍觀者欣喜不已。

Quickly, itwasnicknamedChonkers.
很快,它就被暱稱為“大胖子”。
TheSteller’ssealionweighedabout 2,000 pounds.
這頭斯特勒海獅重約2000磅。

ThatismorethantwicetheweightoftheCaliforniasealionsusuallyseeninSanFranciscoBay.
這比舊金山灣常見的加州海獅的體重重兩倍多。
LauraGillisamanagerattheMarineMammalCenter, whichisinSausalito, acrossthebay.
勞拉·吉爾是海洋哺乳動物中心的經理,該中心位於海灣對岸的索薩利托。

ShetoldtheAPthatChonkerswasprobablylookingforeasyfood.
她告訴美聯社,Chonkers 可能正在尋找容易取得的食物。
Thisfoodcouldbeanchovies.
這種食物可能是鳳尾魚。

Atpresstime, Chonkershadmovedalong.
截至發稿時,Chonkers 已經離開了。

In March, a massive sea lion plopped onto a pier in San Francisco, California.
This delighted onlookers.

Quickly, it was nicknamed Chonkers.
The Steller’s sea lion weighed about 2,000 pounds.

That is more than twice the weight of the California sea lions usually seen in San Francisco Bay.
Laura Gill is a manager at the Marine Mammal Center, which is in Sausalito, across the bay.

She told the AP that Chonkers was probably looking for easy food.
This food could be anchovies.

At press time, Chonkers had moved along.
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