KING SALMON, Alaska -- For brown bears in one Alaska national park, bigger really is better. On Tuesday, 409 Beadnose was officially declared the fattest of the fat bears. "What does the she win for ...

Fat Bear Week 2025 is upon us, and the burliest bears of Katmai National Park have been working hard all season to chonk up for the annual competition, with the lineup of competitors dropping today, ...

Brown bears in the Brooks River in Katmai National Park and Preserve. There are certain scenes in the unofficial wildlife photography hall of fame—shots that both amateurs and professionals around the ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The brawny bruins on the Alaska Peninsula are ready to brawl it out to see which will win this year’s fattest bear title in the wildly popular annual online voting contest known as ...

Fat Bear Week is back at Alaska's Katmai National Park, an event where people will have a chance to vote for their favorite chunky brown bears beginning Sept. 23. For the past 11 years, fans of Fat ...

The chunkiest challenge of the year is here — Fat Bear Week. Fat Bear Week began on Sept. 23. Each year, the burly bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska capture global attention in a ...

A brown bear is catching salmon at the Brooks River waterfall, Katmai National Park, Alaska. Fat Bear Week 2025 kicks off with Fat Bear Junior on September 18, giving everyone a chance to crown the ...

Active volcanoes, pristine lakes, and epic wildlife sightings await at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. There are certain scenes in the unofficial wildlife photography hall of fame—shots ...

Fat Bear Week is back, and fans can once again vote for Alaska’s chubbiest bear. The March Madness-style bracket contest is hosted by explore.org and Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve, home ...

ANCHORAGE — 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 popular ...