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Fat Bear Week 2026: Chunk, Walker and the Crown
Alaska's fattest bears compete for Fat Bear Week 2026 crown with Chunk, Walker and Gully in the running.
Newsweek · 1m
Alaska's bears compete in biggest Fat Bear Week ever
Katmai National Park's annual tournament celebrates brown bears bulking up for hibernation, with a record 16 competitors and a generational shift underway.
NPR · 2m
A $11,500 Week Where Bears Outnumber Guests
A 1954 floatplane, four million acres without a single road, and three brown bears brawling five feet away.
Maxim · 4m