道路上にトド…道ふさぐ　目撃者驚き【知っておきたい！】【グッド！モーニング】(2023年12月20日)

A sea lion on the road...blocking the road Surprised witnesses [Want to know] [Good!Morning] (2023/12/20)

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路上で車を塞ぐように佇んでいるのはトドです。
The sea lion stood blocking the road, blocking the car.
先週土曜日、北海道湧別町の道道656号で1頭のトドが見つかりました。　
Last Saturday, a sea lion was found on Route 656 in Yubetsu-cho, Hokkaido.
「150センチくらいはあったと思います。シカやキツネは出てきたことはありますけど、トドというかああいう生物は初めてですね」　　
"I think it was about 150cm long. I've seen deer and foxes before but this is the first time I've seen a sea lion or something similar."
おたる水族館によりますと、見つかったのは生後1年以上とみられる若いトドです。　
According to Otaru Aquarium, what was found was a young sea lion that is believed to be more than a year old.
トドは冬になると北海道に南下してくるため、何かに興味を持って道路まで上がっていってしまったのではないかということです。　
Sea lions migrate south to Hokkaido in the winter, so maybe they got excited about something and hit the road.
この若いトドは漁港に移され、自らサロマ湖の中へ入っていきました。
This sea lion cub was transported to the fishing port and entered Lake Saroma on its own.

路上で車を塞ぐように佇んでいるのはトドです。

塞ぐ

To stop up, to close up, to block (up), to plug up, to shut up, to cover (ears, eyes, etc.), to close (eyes, mouth); to stand in the way, to obstruct; to occupy, to fill up, to take up; to perform one''s role, to do one''s duty; to feel depressed, to mope

車

Car, automobile, vehicle; wheel

路上

(on the) road, (on the) way
先週土曜日、北海道湧別町の道道656号で1頭のトドが見つかりました。　

号

Number, edition, make, model, issue, part of that group; sobriquet, pen-name

頭

Counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle)

先週

Last week, the week before

土曜日

Saturday

町

Town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood; street, road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

北海道

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

道道

along the way, along the road
「150センチくらいはあったと思います。シカやキツネは出てきたことはありますけど、トドというかああいう生物は初めてですね」　　

生物

Raw food, perishables

初めて

For the first time; only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..

思い

Thought; imagination, mind, heart; desire, wish, hope, expectation; love, affection; feelings, emotion, sentiment, experience

センチ

Centimeter; centi-, 10^-2; sentimental

くらい

Approximately, about, around, or so; to (about) the extent that, (almost) enough that, so ... that ..., at least; as ... as ..., like

出

Coming out, emerging; being born into (a certain family), being a native of (a particular place)

キツネ

fox
おたる水族館によりますと、見つかったのは生後1年以上とみられる若いトドです。　

以上

Not less than, ... and more, ... and upwards; beyond ... (e.g. one''s means), further (e.g. nothing further to say), more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that); above-mentioned, foregoing; since ..., seeing that ..; this is all, that is the end, the end

年

Year; many years; age; past one''s prime, old age

若い

Young, youthful; immature, green; low (number), small

水族館

Aquarium

生後

Post-natal, since birth
トドは冬になると北海道に南下してくるため、何かに興味を持って道路まで上がっていってしまったのではないかということです。　

興味

Interest (in something), curiosity (about something), zest (for)

何

What; how many; you-know-what, that; whatsit, what''s the expression, what do you call them; what?; hey!

道路

Road, highway

冬

Winter

北海道

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

南下

going south
この若いトドは漁港に移され、自らサロマ湖の中へ入っていきました。

中

Inside, in; among, within; center (centre), middle; during, while

若い

Young, youthful; immature, green; low (number), small

自ら

For one''s self, personally

漁港

Fishing harbour, fishing harbor