It was the survival of the thickest during Fat Bear Week, but only one bear could be the winner of the National Park Service's annual competition.

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Backpack is a fat bear on Brooks River. He's the offspring of Holly, the 2019 Fat Bear Week Champion. A bulky brown bear who became famous for hitching rides on his mama's back is the 2026 Fat Bear ...

Alaska’s Fat Bear Week finds its newest champion in a bear that overcame an injury in 2007 that nearly killed him. By Madison Malone Kircher In the annual battle of the big bears, only one can be the ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Fat Bear Week, an annual online competition at Katmai National Park, Alaska, invites global ...

After a week of fierce competition, Bear 910 and Backpack have emerged as the final contenders to be named the heftiest bear of Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve. There can only be one winner ...