Tis the season to be jolly, and I’m not talking about Christmas. It’s Fat Bear Week, a pure and wonderful treat for people who need a break from the harsh realities of life. The competition ...

The 2022 edition of Fat Bear Week was unlike any other, and even with a voting scandal, 747 was crowned this year's champion of chonk – the bear's second title in three years. The weeklong ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Let the chunk-off begin. Voting started Wednesday in the annual Fat Bear Week contest at Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve, with viewers picking their favorite among ...

Every autumn, Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska hosts 'Fat Bear Week', an annual tournament celebrating the success of the bears at the park’s Brooks River. This year’s newcomer ...

747 also has distinctively round, peg-like ears and a short, blocky muzzle. Fat Bear Week is an online competition hosted by the Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. Each year, people all ...

But only one can take the crown and be named the 2024 Fat Bear Week Champion. If you’d just spent around half a year sleeping and dozing in a comfy den, without any food, eating would be pretty ...

Her second Fat Bear Week win over Chunk follows a season in ... Once again, Chunk's campaign for king of the flab was not ...

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