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Fat Bear Week Begins in Alaska as Public Votes on Katmai Bears
The bracket features 16 bears, and fans can vote online as officials highlight a record year for cubs and a possible generational shift.
- On Tuesday, September 22, public voting opens for Fat Bear Week at Katmai National Park, Alaska, where 16 brown bears compete in a single-elimination tournament to be crowned the chunkiest.
- The National Park Service established this annual tournament in 2014 to celebrate bears preparing for winter hibernation by consuming enough calories to avoid losing 15-30% of their body weight.
- Reigning champion 32 Chunk leads 15 other contestants across four categories—families, subadults, single adult females, and adult males—with voters selecting the bear that "best exemplifies fatness and success in brown bears."
- Fans can cast votes on Explore's website from September 22 through September 29, participating in a contest that draws nearly one million votes annually celebrating these "chubby cubbies."
- After voting concludes, Katmai officials typically post "transformation" photos showcasing the bears' visible bulking, highlighting the thriving ecosystem that supports some of the world's largest brown bears.
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The battle for which bear has put on the most weight over the summer will soon be decided when Fat Bear Week kicks off in Alaska on Tuesday. Fans can vote for the bear they think has done the best. Last year, Chunk the bear won after nearly two million votes were cast from over 100 countries.
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The bears along the Brooks River in Alaska are busy fattening up for winter. You can follow along - and vote - online.
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