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Fat Bear Week opens for Alaska’s heavyweight crown. Can Chunk, the 1,200-pound champ, win again?

After a summer spent packing away sockeye salmon, Alaska’s heftiest brown bears are ready to throw their weight around

The Independent UK · Sep 22

Chunk, a 540kg bear with a broken jaw, wins Alaska’s popular Fat Bear Week competition

Voters follow 12 bears in Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve on live webcams and cast ballots in a bracket-style, single-elimination tournament that lasts a week.

Euronews · 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 Contest ends with storyline to rival any Hollywood movie

Grazer has had her revenge

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2024

Annual Fat Bear Week Contest Kicks Off In Alaska

Vote for your favorite fat bear in the annual contest at Katmai National Park. Celebrate these magnificent creatures' resilience and survival skills!

Top News · Oct 2, 2024

Alaska’s Fat Bear Week is back as chunkiest of chunks get ready for winter

An annual celebration in an Alaska national park is kicking off, showcasing some of the biggest, brownest, and furriest bears as they bulk up in preparation for their long winter hibernation

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2024

As Fat Bear Week nears, Chunk shows why this could be his year

Footage shows the massive brown bear struggling "to haul his large caboose up a hill" as fans get ready to vote for their favorite bruins.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 14, 2024

Don't mess with this mama bear: Grazer easily wins popular Fat Bear Contest at Alaska national park

When it comes to packing on the pounds to survive an Alaska winter, this year’s undisputed champ is Grazer

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023

Fat Bear Week winner is crowned

Grazer is said to be ‘thicker than a bowl of oatmeal’

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023

Brooks River brown bears break out all the moves to catch salmon

With the fishing season underway for brown bears on Alaska's Brooks River, the National Park Service has provided a humorous description of the catching techniques.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 13, 2023