Twelve bears living at the Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska are once again competing to be the sultan of heft.
, having won four times—the most to date. Though he’s now getting up in years, his patience in catching fish has allowed him to stay hefty for over two decades.
. Despite the challenges of motherhood, Holly won the contest in 2019. And though she’s one of the oldest bears in the park, she’s not raising a cub currently, meaning that she’s had more opportunityBear 747 coincidentally shares his call sign with the Boeing 747—aka the jumbo jet—and he certainly lives up to the association
reigned supreme in the past. 747 and 856 are facing off in one of the contest’s initial match-ups, so this rivalry will soon have a new chapter.
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