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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
Fat Bear Week Bracket Set
Alaska's 16 brown bears compete in Fat Bear Week tournament for the chonkiest champ.
OutKick · 1m
Alaska's Fat Bear Week Crown Race
Chunk, the 1,200-pound bear, challenges for Alaska's heavyweight crown this week.
ABC7 New York · 1m
Nat Geo captures bears raising cubs in Katmai
National Geographic's new series spotlights Alaska's Katmai National Park as a sanctuary for mother bears and their young.
ABC News · 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