Chunk Targets a Back-to-Back Fat Bear Week Title as Online Voting Opens
Online voting opened for Fat Bear Week at Katmai National Park, where 1,200-pound Chunk (Bear 32) seeks to defend his crown in a 16-bear bracket; fans vote based on before-and-after photos and backstories rather than official weights, as the bears fatten on sockeye salmon in summer before winter hibernation, with the winner crowned on Sept. 29.