Chunk, a 1,200-pound behemoth with a broken jaw, swept the competition Tuesday in the popular Fat Bear Week contest — his ...

KATMAI NATIONAL PARK, Alaska – The 11th annual Fat Bear Week winner was crowned after a strong competition. A bracket vote was held between 11 bears that live near Brook River within Katmai National ...

The result: coastal Alaskan brown bears can gain more than 2 kg per day ... Fat Bear Week draws attention to the importance of preserving wild habitats like Katmai National Park. It's a brilliant ...

The famous bears of Alaska's Katmai National Park are enjoying an abundance of salmon, and even some playtime, as they pack on pounds to prepare for the winter.

The bears are extremely fat this year, and I’m looking forward to seeing how people react to how fat they are,” says the ...

The brown bear heavyweight persevered through a jaw injury this year that will permanently hinder his ability to fight and ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The brawny bruins on the Alaska Peninsula are ready to brawl it out to see which will win this year’s ...

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, Alaska — 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 ...

ALASKA, USA — The bears are back, and they are absolutely massive. Alaska's Brooks River is once again hosting nature's most delightfully chunky competition as Fat Bear Week returns for its 11th year ...

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 ...

Twelve bears will compete for votes in a weeklong, single-elimination, bracket-style tournament starting Tuesday.