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Fat Bear Week returns as fans vote for Alaska's fattest bears
Original: Fat Bear Week is back — and the voting frenzy for Alaska’s chonkiest bears is breaking the internet
Katmai National Park's annual Fat Bear Week contest is underway, with fans voting in a bracket-style tournament to crown Alaska's fattest brown bear before hibernation. The event celebrates the bears' dramatic summer salmon feasts at Brooks River, and each year it draws huge online participation, playful banter over 'chonky' contenders, and attention to bear conservation.
Why now: The popular annual contest has started again, drawing a fresh wave of online voting and attention.
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- Fat Bear Week is back — and the voting frenzy for Alaska’s chonkiest bears is breaking the internet · Yahoo Creators
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