After years of bulking season, Chunk the brown bear has finally lived up to his name — and his waistline — by winning Fat Bear Week 2025. Chunk who weighs over 500kg (1,200 lbs) even overcame a broken ...

Bear enthusiasts, rejoice. The bear cam livestream officially returns today for the 2026 season. The cameras along the Brooks River and at Brook Falls in Alaska’s Katmai National Park put the park’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. That breeze in the air doesn’t just mean it’s time to start looking for your coats. The end of September also means the start of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As a biologist might say, that's a chonky boy. - National Park Service Fat Bear Week is officially underway at the Katmai National ...

September 23, 2025 marks two important holidays: Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and Fat Bear Week. Every fall, rangers at Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve keep track of the brown bears ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — After gorging all summer on sockeye salmon, the portliest brown bears on the Alaska Peninsula will battle it out to see who will be named the fattest of them all in the wildly ...

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 following all the ursine activity. Katmai National Park and Preserve’s brown ...

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Fat Bear Week is an annual competition where fans vote for the fattest bear at Katmai National Park and Preserve. The event runs from Sept. 23 to Sept. 30, with daily voting on the explore.org website ...

That breeze in the air doesn't just mean it's time to start looking for your coats. The end of September also means the start of one of the internet's best annual traditions: Fat Bear Week. Don't try ...