Almost 800,000 people voted this year as their favorite bears at Katmai National Park packed on the pounds for winter — over 100,000 more voters than last year.
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‘The fattest Fat Bear Week ever’: Large salmon runs key in this year’s competition
This year’s surplus of salmon led to less competition along Brook River Falls — a peaceful harvest that saw bear cubs playing with other family groups.
Who will be the fattest Katmai brown bear? Forget Beadnose, Holly is like the ‘Michelin Man.’
A dozen Alaska brown bears in Katmai National Park and Preserve are competing for the title of fattest bear during the park’s annual Fat Bear Week.