A huge elephant seal has brought traffic to a standstill in Brazil after it swam out of the Atlantic and took a tour of Balneario Camboriu.
Cars had to stop as the 10ft animal estimated to weigh half a tonne crossed roads, making its way across the city before returning to the sea.
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