With names like Chunk and Grazer, who will win?
Bear 747 is competing once again for the title of Fat Bear at Katmai National Park and Reserve in Alaska.KATMAI NATIONAL PARK, Alaska — Voting has begun for this year’s Fat Bear competition. Who will come out on top? Last year’s winner 747, or multi-year champ Otis? Only time will tell.Fat Bear Week is an annual celebration where bears are voted upon not only for fun to name a champion but to also shine a light on the Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska.
It also highlights how bears prepare for their months-long hibernation, packing on pounds before they crawl into their cozy spots for a long nap. Bears have to eat about a year’s worth of food in six months since while they’re sleeping over the next few months they will be using up their fat reserves. The animals end up losing about a third of their body weight.
The national park has a a plethora of salmon from late June to September and bears flock there to catch the fish and feast.There is also a Fat Bear Junior competition that selects the chubbiest cubs of the year.2021 - Fat Bear Junior: 132′s spring cub. Fat Bear Week 2021: 480 Otis2023 - Fat Bear Junior: 806′s spring cub.
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