The creator of the viral bear bracket competition on this year’s 1,200-pound winner, Chunk, how bears are interacting ...

Patty Salkeld traveled 2,000 miles to Alaska's remote national park to see the brown bears she's been voting for in the ...

Browns bears at Katmai pack on pounds each fall to survive Alaska's harsh winters, turning the park's Brooks Falls into ...

The bears are extremely fat this year, and I’m looking forward to seeing how people react to how fat they are,” says the ...

The bears are extremely fat this year, and I’m looking forward to seeing how people react to how fat they are,” says the ...

Katmai National Park & Preserve's annual Fat Bear Week competition 2025 is open for voting — pick your favorite bear to be ...

Forget March Madness — this is Fat Bear Week madness, complete with brackets, merch and cheering fans from across the globe.

Occurred on July 15, 2025 / Brooks Falls, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA Info from Licensor: "Two bears take a break from salmon eating to play at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park." ...

The famous bears of Alaska's Katmai National Park are enjoying an abundance of salmon, and even some playtime, as they pack on pounds to prepare... Fat Bear Week, when people get to pick their ...

Fat Bear Week, when people get to pick their favorite Alaskan brown bear bulking up for hibernation, is coming early this year. The annual online competition that normally starts in early October will ...