Chonkers, a giant Steller sea lion, sits on a dock at San Francisco's Fishermen's Wharf, Thursday, April 30, 2026.

Two female sea lions nursed back to health at SeaWorld San Diego after being found struggling on beaches in San Diego County surged into the sea off a Camp Pendleton beach on Friday, Jan. 31, in a way ...

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif, (FOX 5/KUSI) — Two female sea lions, an adult and a pup, were released on a beach in Camp Pendleton Friday, marking the first return of the year by SeaWorld San Diego’s rescue ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — SeaWorld San Diego’s Rescue Team successfully cut fishing line off a sea lion’s neck in front of a beach full of people at La Jolla Cove in San Diego. On Friday, the SeaWorld ...

A pair of rescued sea lions were finally able to be returned home, and their release was “sooo many kinds of awesome.” On Jan. 31, two rescued female sea lions were returned back to the ocean, ...

Stellar sea lions like Chonkers are about 10 times bigger than the California sea lions usually seen at Pier 39.