Chunk, a towering brown bear with a broken jaw, swept the competition Tuesday in the popular Fat Bear Week contest — his first win after narrowly finishing in second place three previous years. The ...
Fat Bear Week is back, and fans can once again vote for Alaska’s chubbiest bear. The March Madness-style bracket contest is hosted by explore.org and Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve, home ...
A brown bear is catching salmon at the Brooks River waterfall, Katmai National Park, Alaska. Fat Bear Week 2025 kicks off with Fat Bear Junior on September 18, giving everyone a chance to crown the ...