The lighthearted pre-hibernation competition between the massive bears of Alaska's Katmai Park starts on Oct. 4 Getty / iStockphoto It's almost time to vote for your favorite big bear of Brooks River!

Two bears battle it out at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park. All hail 128 Grazer! The burliest of bears. The chonkiest of the chunks. The deserving champion of Fat Bear Week 2023. Grazer defeated ...

The 2023 Fat Bear Week winner, Grazer, seen in Katmai National Park and Preserve's Brooks River in September. Credit: NPS Photo / F. Jimenez It's the happiest time of the year — Fat Bear Week! This ...

Voting is over in Katmai National Park & Preserve’s annual Fat Bear Week contest, in which the public picks from 12 big ‘n’ bulky bears in an online brackets-style tournament. The 2023 winner is a ...

It's time for Fat Bear Week, when fans of famous behemoths like Otis, Holly and 747 vote for the plumpest bear in the land. This year's competition runs from Oct. 4 through Oct. 10 — but it won't ...

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Hey, fans of the annual Fat Bear Week online contest out of Alaska – it’s on! It was touch and go there this past weekend while politicians in Washington raced to secure a last-minute deal to keep ...

One of the 2023 Fat Bear Week contestants, "Chunk." Credit: NPS / F. Jimenez It's the happiest time of the year — Fat Bear Week! This year's event takes place from Sept. 23-30, and Mashable will be ...