‘Formidable’ female bear wins Alaska’s Fat Bear Contest for second year in row

128 Grazer at Katmai national park, Alaska, in 2023. Photograph: F Jimenez/National Park Service via AP

For the second year in a row, a brown bear named 128 Grazer won the Fat Bear Contest at Alaska’s Katmai national park and preserve – she also got her revenge.

This summer a behemoth male killed her cub. On Tuesday, Grazer beat the bear, who is named Chunk, by more than 40,000 votes cast by fans watching live cameras at explore.org of the preserve.