{"id":2090,"date":"2013-03-20T17:02:53","date_gmt":"2013-03-20T17:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2090"},"modified":"2013-03-20T17:02:53","modified_gmt":"2013-03-20T17:02:53","slug":"elephant-seal-stops-the-traffic-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/elephant-seal-stops-the-traffic-in-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Elephant seal &#8216;stops the traffic in Brazil&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Motorists in the Brazilian resort of Balneario Camboriu were stunned recently when they were forced to come to a halt in order to let an elephant seal cross the road.<\/p>\n<p>The giant creature jumped out of the Atlantic Ocean in order to take a stroll through the middle of a shopping district of the town.<\/p>\n<p>He was photographed making his way across a zebra crossing, indicating he even had respect for the Highway Code during his enthralling jaunt.<\/p>\n<p>Many motorists were annoyed by the delays caused by the gigantic mammal, but after several hours on land, the seal returned to the sea.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of snaps of the animal were taken as it wandered through the streets and across roads, often in front of oncoming traffic.<\/p>\n<p>In one particular case, it took more than an hour to cross a road, leading the driver stuck behind it to become increasingly irate, while passers simply stopped to witness the extraordinary sight.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-801559698-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&amp;itemid=801559698\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brazilian motorists got the shock of their life recently.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Elephant seal &#039;stops the traffic in Brazil&#039; - Forces Penpals GB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/elephant-seal-stops-the-traffic-in-brazil\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Elephant seal &#039;stops the traffic in Brazil&#039; - Forces Penpals GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Brazilian motorists got the shock of their life recently.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/elephant-seal-stops-the-traffic-in-brazil\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Forces Penpals GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-03-20T17:02:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Forces Penpals\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Forces Penpals\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/elephant-seal-stops-the-traffic-in-brazil\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/elephant-seal-stops-the-traffic-in-brazil\/\",\"name\":\"Elephant seal 'stops the traffic in Brazil' - Forces Penpals GB\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2013-03-20T17:02:53+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2013-03-20T17:02:53+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/elephant-seal-stops-the-traffic-in-brazil\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/elephant-seal-stops-the-traffic-in-brazil\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/elephant-seal-stops-the-traffic-in-brazil\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Elephant seal &#8216;stops the traffic in Brazil&#8217;\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/\",\"name\":\"Forces Penpals GB\",\"description\":\"armed forces penpals, military dating and support for military personnel\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c\",\"name\":\"Forces Penpals\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94195f264eb586a9ecca2ce040bacb9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94195f264eb586a9ecca2ce040bacb9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Forces Penpals\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.forcespenpals.co.uk\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/author\/news\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Elephant seal 'stops the traffic in Brazil' - Forces Penpals GB","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/elephant-seal-stops-the-traffic-in-brazil\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Elephant seal 'stops the traffic in Brazil' - Forces Penpals GB","og_description":"Brazilian motorists got the shock of their life recently.","og_url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/elephant-seal-stops-the-traffic-in-brazil\/","og_site_name":"Forces Penpals GB","article_published_time":"2013-03-20T17:02:53+00:00","author":"Forces Penpals","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Forces Penpals","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/elephant-seal-stops-the-traffic-in-brazil\/","url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/elephant-seal-stops-the-traffic-in-brazil\/","name":"Elephant seal 'stops the traffic in Brazil' - Forces Penpals GB","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#website"},"datePublished":"2013-03-20T17:02:53+00:00","dateModified":"2013-03-20T17:02:53+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/elephant-seal-stops-the-traffic-in-brazil\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/elephant-seal-stops-the-traffic-in-brazil\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/elephant-seal-stops-the-traffic-in-brazil\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Elephant seal &#8216;stops the traffic in Brazil&#8217;"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#website","url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/","name":"Forces Penpals GB","description":"armed forces penpals, military dating and support for military personnel","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c","name":"Forces Penpals","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94195f264eb586a9ecca2ce040bacb9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94195f264eb586a9ecca2ce040bacb9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Forces Penpals"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.forcespenpals.co.uk"],"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/author\/news\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2024,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/china-removes-worlds-most-confusing-traffic-lights\/","url_meta":{"origin":2090,"position":0},"title":"China &#8216;removes world&#8217;s most confusing traffic lights&#8217;","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"February 19, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Officials have removed traffic lights said to be the world's most confusing.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Lads mag for armed forces&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Lads mag for armed forces","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/lads-mag-for-armed-forces\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2741,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/woman-forced-to-deal-with-the-elephant-in-the-room\/","url_meta":{"origin":2090,"position":1},"title":"Woman forced to deal with the elephant in the room","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"April 2, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"A famous saying was brought to life in South Africa recently.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Lads mag for armed forces&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Lads mag for armed forces","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/lads-mag-for-armed-forces\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1172,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/snoozing-elephant-causes-traffic-jam\/","url_meta":{"origin":2090,"position":2},"title":"Snoozing elephant causes traffic jam","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"October 7, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Five the elephant went for a sleep on the road at a West Midlands safari park.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Lads mag for armed forces&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Lads mag for armed forces","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/lads-mag-for-armed-forces\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3061,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/veterans-charities-get-royal-seal-of-approval\/","url_meta":{"origin":2090,"position":3},"title":"Veterans&#8217; charities get royal seal of approval","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"April 9, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Members of the royal family have participated in a number of initiatives that have helped to bolster soldiers across the country.Just over a week ago, Her Royal Highness, the Countess of Wessex paid a special visit to the charity Stroll in order to open new housing, which they built for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Support Soldiers&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Support Soldiers","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/support-soldiers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2464,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/lorry-sheds-load-of-pickled-onions-on-north-yorkshire-road\/","url_meta":{"origin":2090,"position":4},"title":"Lorry sheds load of pickled onions on North Yorkshire road","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"October 18, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"A road in North Yorkshire was brought to a standstill by thousands of pickled onions.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Lads mag for armed forces&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Lads mag for armed forces","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/lads-mag-for-armed-forces\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1670,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/chinese-pensioner-uses-traffic-doll-to-slow-down-drivers\/","url_meta":{"origin":2090,"position":5},"title":"Chinese pensioner uses traffic doll to slow down drivers","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"August 8, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Lin Chen tied a doll to a tree outside her house after getting fed up with speeding motorists.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Lads mag for armed forces&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Lads mag for armed forces","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/lads-mag-for-armed-forces\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"comment_count":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2090"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2090"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2090\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}