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After a week of fierce competition, Backpack emerged victorious as Fat Bear Week champion, the heftiest bear of Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve.

Summary AI · cited

The annual Fat Bear Week tournament is underway.1

Mike Fitz, resident naturalist for Explore.org, explains the competition where people vote for the fattest bear of the year.1

Bear 910 and Backpack emerged as the final contenders in this year's Fat Bear Week.2

Fat Bear Week, now in its 12th year, celebrates the resilience of brown bears living in Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve.23

Backpack was crowned the winner of this year's Fat Bear Week with more than 100,000 votes.34

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  1. WATCH: The annual Fat Bear Week tournament is underway ABC News (US), 25 Sep
  2. The final showdown of Alaska's Fat Bear Week comes down to heavyweights Bear 910 and Backpack Toronto Star, 29 Sep
  3. The backstory of this year's Fat Bear Week winner ABC News (AU), 30 Sep
  4. Gentle giant Backpack declared winner of Alaska’s Fat Bear Week New York Post, 30 Sep

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The bears may each eat as many as 30 fish a day this time of year, working hard to eat a year’s worth of food in about six months.

5 of 13 outletsfirst reported 29 Sepwording from Toronto Star

While the competition is all fun and games, stored body fat is what fuels the bears’ ability to hibernate over frigid winter months, during which time they don’t eat, drink, urinate, or defecate, meaning they have to pack on the pounds to survive six months without eating.

5 of 13 outletsfirst reported 29 Sepwording from Global News

While most adult male bears show aggression to their competitors, Backpack uses a quiet strength to gain access to his favourite fishing spots.

5 of 13 outletsfirst reported 30 Sepwording from ABC News (Australia)

The contest, which is in its 12th year, celebrates the resilience of the 2,200 brown bears that live in the preserve on the Alaska Peninsula, which extends from the state’s southwest corner toward the Aleutian Islands.

4 of 13 outletsfirst reported 29 Sepwording from Toronto Star

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Adult male brown bears typically weigh 600 to 900 pounds (about 270 to 410 kilograms) in midsummer.

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By the time they are ready to hibernate after feasting on migrating and spawning salmon, large males can weigh well over 1,000 pounds (454 kilograms).

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How the first headlines put it

  • ABC News (US) focuses on the start of the tournament, while Toronto Star highlights the final showdown between Bear 910 and Backpack.12
  • New York Post emphasizes Backpack's gentle nature as a winner, whereas ABC News (AU) provides background information on this year’s winner.43
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How it changed

  1. 29 Sep

    After a week of fierce competition, Bear 910 and Backpack have emerged as the final contenders to be named the heftiest bear of Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve.

    5 outlets · Toronto Star
  2. 30 Sep

    After a week of voting, "Backpack" was crowned the winner of this year's Fat Bear Week.

    7 outlets · CBS News

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