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'32 Chunk' was crowned the 2025 Fat Bear Week champion at Alaska's Brooks River, winning a week-long voting contest with over 96,000 votes, recognized for his impressive size and resilience despite injuries, exemplifying success in brown bears.
32 Chunk, a dominant brown bear with a broken jaw, won Katmai National Park's Fat Bear Week, marking the biggest contest yet with over 1.5 million votes, highlighting the bears' survival strategies and ecosystem importance.
Chunk, a resilient bear with a broken jaw, has been crowned the 2025 Fat Bear Week champion at Katmai National Park, winning with over 96,000 votes in a record-breaking online competition that drew more than 1.6 million votes worldwide.
Voting has opened for Fat Bear Week, an annual competition in Alaska where bears compete for the title of the fattest, crucial for their winter survival, with online viewers from over 100 countries watching live streams and casting votes to support their favorite bears like Grazer and Chunk.
Katmai National Park in Alaska is hosting its annual Fat Bear Week, an online competition where the public votes for the fattest brown bear, highlighting the bears' preparation for hibernation and the importance of salmon runs to their survival. The event runs from September 23 to 30, with over a million votes cast last year from around the world.
Seattle Kraken mascot Buoy was briefly chased by a bear while in Alaska, where Kraken player John Hayden was also fishing; the bear showed aggressive behavior but eventually let Buoy go unharmed, adding a wild encounter to their trip.
Bear 128 Grazer has been crowned the champion of Fat Bear Week 2023 at Katmai National Park in Alaska. Known for her defensive nature and successful motherhood, 128 Grazer has earned a reputation among fellow bears. Despite not having cubs this year, she remained dominant and was recognized as one of the best anglers on the river. The competition, based on popular vote, celebrates bears that have packed on pounds by feasting on salmon before hibernation.
Fat Bear Week, the annual online contest featuring the big bears of Katmai National Park in Alaska, is back after a potential shutdown scare. The 12 contestants have been revealed, including last year's winner 747 and fan favorite Otis. Voting begins on Wednesday and concludes on October 10. The contest uses a tournament-style bracket where the public votes to determine the winner. The bears must eat enough to survive their winter hibernation, making fat a crucial factor in their survival.
Alaska's popular Fat Bear Week, a weeklong contest where residents pick their favorite fat brown bear in Katmai National Park, may be postponed if the US government shuts down on Sunday. The government shutdown would prevent national park employees from counting and releasing the votes, as it would trigger a ban on using the park's official social media accounts. Fat Bear Week draws over 1 million votes and is set to begin on Wednesday.
The annual Fat Bear Week contest in Alaska's Katmai National Park may be canceled this year due to a potential government shutdown. The National Park Service, which runs the contest, may not have essential employees available to update the website and manage the event if the shutdown occurs. While the bears will still continue to prepare for hibernation and gain weight, the popular voting contest may not take place as scheduled.
Fat Bear Week, an annual event at Katmai National Park in Alaska, celebrates the brown bears along Brooks River who have been fattening up all summer to survive winter hibernation. The event features a bracket-style competition where fans worldwide vote for their favorite bear. Last year's event was marred by a spam campaign attempting to name a false winner. This year's contestants will be announced on October 2, with voting taking place from October 4 to October 10. The winner will be announced on October 10 and given a "hero's send off into hibernation."
Fat Bear Week, a bracket competition held at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, celebrates the success of brown bears as they prepare for hibernation by bulking up. The competition, which begins next month, allows fans to vote for their favorite bear, with the winner crowned at the end of the week. The event highlights the importance of the bears' fat reserves for survival and the unique ecosystem that supports them. Fat Bear Week also provides an opportunity for people to learn about and connect with nature, with millions of viewers tuning in to explore.org's bear cam livestreams.
A livestream set up by Explore.org in Katmai National Park captured a distressed hiker pleading for help, instead of the famous brown bears that viewers were expecting. The hiker was spotted by concerned viewers who alerted a volunteer chat moderator, leading to a search and rescue team being mobilized. The man was found unharmed a few hours later. The livestream, which typically focuses on wildlife, has gained popularity in recent years, attracting millions of viewers.