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Backpack the bear wins Alaska's Fat Bear Week
Original: Gentle giant Backpack wins Alaska’s Fat Bear Week https://www. aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/30/g entle-giant-backpack-decla
Backpack, a large brown bear described as a gentle giant, has been declared the winner of Alaska's Fat Bear Week, the annual contest held at Katmai National Park and Preserve. The competition celebrates the resilience of the roughly 2,200 brown bears living in the preserve, which gorge on salmon ahead of winter hibernation. Fans vote in head-to-head matchups, and the yearly event draws international attention each autumn.
Why now: Fat Bear Week is an annual autumn contest whose winner announcement reliably draws widespread public attention.
BackpackFat Bear WeekKatmai National Park and PreserveAlaska
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- Gentle giant Backpack wins Alaska’s Fat Bear Week https://www. aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/30/g entle-giant-backpack-declared-the-winner-of-alaskas-fat-bear-week?traffic_source=rss The contest celebrates the resilience of the 2,200 brown bears that live in the preserve on the… · MillMessenger@journa.host · 2
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