Fat Bear Week 2024: Fat Bear Junior Winner!
We have a WINNER! 909 JR. has been declared the Fat Bear Junior Champion. Be sure to check back tomorrow for details on voting for your
Photos: Alaska’s Fat Bear Week nears as Fat Bear Jr. contestants named
Fat Bear Week doesn’t officially start at Katmai National Park and Preserve until Oct. 2, when fans can begin voting online for their favorite ursine behemoths in tournament-style brackets. But on Tuesday organizers revealed the four cub contestants in this week’s Fat Bear Jr.
The chunkiest of chunks face off in Alaska's Fat Bear Week
An Alaska national park's annual celebration of the beefy, brown and bristly is getting underway as some of the chunkiest bears on the planet fatten up for their winter slumber.
Alaska's bulging bear cubs are competing in Fat Bear Week's junior round
Competition history: As the reigning Fat Bear Junior champion, 806 Jr is back to defend his title as Katmai's chunkiest cub. What the rangers say: "She gained extra years of care after being adopted by her aunt."
FAT BEAR WEEK CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY
A brown bear fishes for leaping salmon at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park, Alaska during Fat Bear Week 2024. Fat Bear Week highlights the physical transformations of these iconic animals and serves as a platform to educate the public on the importance of preserving their habitat.
Emotional Favorite Bids for Alaska's Fat Bear Glory
This year's contest also has an emotional favorite: a spring cub of Grazer, the 2023 Fat Bear champion. The cub's sibling tragically died earlier this summer after falling over a waterfall on the Brooks River and then being attacked by a dominant male bear, known as Chunk (Bear 32), in an incident captured on the live bear cams.
Fat Bear Week Is Right Around The Corner At Katmai National Park
Your chance to weigh-in with fat bears and vote for your favorite one as Fat Bear Week returns to Katmai October 2–8, 2024. Choose the bear that has what it takes to survive the winter and experience the crowning of the champion at fatbearweek.org.
Chunky cubs face off in Fat Bear Jr. contest ahead of Alaska’s Fat Bear Week
Voting for Fat Bear Jr. Begins Thursday when 909 Jr. will face 806 Jr. while 910 Jr. faces 128’s Spring Cub. The winners of those contests will face each other on Friday when the Fat Bear Jr. champion will be decided.
Fat Bear Week kicks off with a chubby cub showdown
Every year, the biggest bears at Katmai National Park go head-to-head in an online bracket. But not before their cubs compete for the title of the fattest.
Competition Expected to Be Fierce in Alaska’s Annual Fat Bear Week
You can vote online to pick the biggest bear during Katmai National Park's Fat Bear Week, which begins Oct. 2, 2024.
Fat Bear Week Begins at Katmai National Park, Alaska
Fat bear junior contestant bites her cousin
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