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Bear 'Backpack' Wins Fat Bear Week 2026 at Katmai

Original: 🐻 NEW: Bear #89, named Backpack, won # FatBearWeek 2026 at # Katmai National Park after beating Bear #910 in the final a

Bear 89, nicknamed Backpack, has won Fat Bear Week 2026 at Katmai National Park in Alaska, defeating Bear 910 in the final after edging out Bucky Dent by under 1% in the semifinals. Backpack famously survived a yearling leg injury in 2007 without human help. Fans celebrate the brown bears' dramatic pre-hibernation weight gain.

Why now: Fat Bear Week's annual bracket-style popularity vote draws widespread attention each autumn as bears bulk up for hibernation.

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• 🐻 NEW: Bear #89, named Backpack, won # FatBearWeek 2026 at # Katmai National Park after beating Bear #910 in the final and edging Bucky Dent by under 1% in the semis. Backpack survived a yearling leg injury in 2007 without human help. Note that # bears gain weight for # torpor… · tksst@fediscience.org · 5

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