The sea lion population at San Francisco’s Pier 39 set a record this week.

Some extra barking and splashing can be heard in San Francisco Bay's Pier 39 as an unusually large swarm of sea lions is gathering at the iconic landmark. While sea lions regularly hang out at the ...

Visitors view sea lions as they bask on the docks at Pier 39 in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, May 2, 2024. About 1,000 sea lions can be spotted, the most since 2009.

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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) - In San Francisco, California, Pier 39 is gaining a lot of attention from tourists around the globe. For more than a week, the sea lion population has been surging and it is ...

San Francisco’s famed Fisherman’s Wharf district is seeing a surge in sea lions. First appearing at Pier 39 after the 1989 earthquake, the sea lions have become a well-known tourist attraction.

San Francisco's famed Fisherman's Wharf district is seeing a surge in sea lions that local officials are saying it is the largest herd of the sea mammals in 15 years.

San Francisco’s sea lion center draws tourists ahead of mating season California sea lions lounge on docks at Pier 39 on May 05, 2024 in San Francisco, California.

Tourists watch California sea lions congregate at Pier 39 from an observation area on May 7, 2024, in San Francisco, California.

Hundreds of sea lions swarmed San Francisco’s tourist-packed Pier 39 — the biggest gathering of the slippery suckers in 15 years, experts said.