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Fat bear week 2026: Chunk returns to defend his title as 16 brown bears compete for the crown

Fat bear week 2026: Fat Bear Week has returned to Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve, where 16 brown bears are competing for the annual title. Previous year’s champion, Chunk, also called Bear 32, is making a return and hoping to defend his crown. The contest celebrates the bears’ talent…

The Economic Times · 11h ago

Fat Bear Week returns as Alaska's biggest bears compete for the crown

Online voting has opened for Fat Bear Week, the annual competition celebrating the brown bears of Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve as they prepare for winter hibernation.

Euronews · Sep 26

Fat Bear Week should be every week

Give me the "American Idol" version of meadowlark songs

Salon · Sep 26

‘Dominant on the river’: 32 Chunk crowned champion in ‘biggest Fat Bear Week yet’

Brown bear’s nearly 100,000 votes leads him to victory despite suffering for most of season with broken jaw

The Guardian - US · Oct 1, 2025

Chunk, the heavyweight bear with a broken jaw, finally wins Fat Bear Week

Fans choose their favourite bear based on looks or backstory

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2025

Alaska’s Fat Bear Week is more than a bit of fun – for the animals, size is a matter of survival

The most gripping week of the bear calendar has arrived. The Fat Bear Week is an annual online competition hosted by Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. This event, which began in 2014 as a one-day celebration, has since grown into a phenomenon among bear enthusiasts worldwide.

The Conversation · Sep 25, 2025

Fat Bear Week kicks off in Alaska – here's how you can vote

Battle of the bears - members of the public are invited to choose the fattest bear in Katmai National Park

Evening Standard · Sep 24, 2025

What to know about Fat Bear Week, a competition to be the chonkiest brown bear

The brown bears on the Alaska Peninsula have been gorging all summer on an abundant sockeye salmon run

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2025

Eat salmon, win prizes: Fat Bear Week begins in Alaska’s Katmai national park

Fattest brown bears, bulking up for hibernation, pitted against each other in online public vote – who will win?

The Guardian - US · Sep 23, 2025

What is Fat Bear Week? Alaska's chunkiest brown bears compete for title in viral contest

Viewers can watch live streams and vote online to determine which bear has packed on the most weight after feasting on salmon.

Euronews · Sep 18, 2025