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Fat Bear Week Alaska

18 Sep to 25 Sep
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Fat Bear Week Alaska. (2026, October 11). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/18712

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Online voting began Tuesday for Fat Bear Week, the annual contest that pits the rotund residents of Katmai National Park and Preserve against each other for the title of most oversized ursine.

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While the competition is all fun and games, stored body fat is what fuels the bears’ abilities to hibernate during 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.

4 of 9 outletsfirst reported 18 Sepwording from Global News

Last year, more than 1.7m votes were cast from 100 countries before the public crowned Bear 32, nicknamed “Chunk”, that year’s victor.

3 of 9 outletsfirst reported 18 Sepwording from The Guardian

With this year’s bracket dropping Friday, fat bear enthusiasts have the weekend to research the competitors before the tournament, which runs from 22 September to 29 September, kicks off.

3 of 9 outletsfirst reported 18 Sepwording from The Guardian

“There are more cubs at Brooks Camp this year than have been seen in a long time,” park superintendent Mark Sturm said in a statement.

3 of 9 outletsfirst reported 18 Sepwording from The Guardian

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Expected · 18 SepThe 12th annual Fat Bear Week, in which the public will vote for the fattest of Katmai’s brown bears as mothers, cubs and males gather along the salmon-run at Brooks river in Alaska begins Monday.
What happened · 22 SepOnline voting began Tuesday for Fat Bear Week, the annual contest that pits the rotund residents of Katmai National Park and Preserve against each other for the title of most oversized ursine.
  1. 18 Sep

    Last year, more than 1.7m votes were cast from 100 countries before the public crowned Bear 32, nicknamed “Chunk”, that year’s victor.

    3 outlets · The Guardian
  2. 20 Sep

    While other bears compete for the same prime real estate at Brooks Falls, Bucky has learned to position himself near the waterfall's deepest plunge pool, where he can catch salmon jumping through the air, rising from below or falling from above.

    2 outlets · Fox News
  3. 21 Sep

    The contest falls on the first day of fall and celebrates the weight put on by bears in Alaska’s Katmai National Park in preparation for winter hibernation.

    2 outlets · New York Post
  4. 22 Sep

    In a series of livestreams on Explore.org, a multimedia organization that partners with the National Park Service to host the bear competition, voters can watch the bears in their natural habitat.

    2 outlets · CBS News

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