Fat Bear Week Kicks Off with Record-Breaking Chonkiness
TL;DR
Fat Bear Week is an annual competition organized by Katmai National Park where people vote for their favorite overweight bear, highlighting the bears' successful salmon hunting and preparation for hibernation, with past winners like Grazer and contenders like Chunk and 602.
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- Fat Bear Week kicks off in Alaska: who will win? BBC
- Why the Fat Bear Week bears are rounder than ever in 2025 National Geographic
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