Footage shows a hibernation-slimmed Chunk walking on snow in search of a snack.

Who doesn't love big, fat bears? At least from a distance. And who doesn't love filling out a bracket where winners move on and losers go home? Combine the two and you've got Fat Bear Week — a kind of ...

To celebrate bears' impending hibernation, Katmai National Park and Preserve has a March Madness-style competition to see who ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fat Bear Week is back at Katmai National Park and Preserve. The March Madness-style bracket competition pits some of Katmai ...

Chunk eating a fat piece of salmon in Brooks River’s “jacuzzi” in 2017. The king has returned. Maintenance workers at Katmai ...

It's time for everyone's favorite bracket battle — Fat Bear Week. The annual online contest returns to Katmai National Park in Alaska as massive brown bears gorge, bulk up and compete for the internet ...

Katmai’s wild beauty and bear encounters Katmai National Park in Alaska is a land shaped by volcanic forces and alive with abundant wildlife. Established in 1918 to protect its dramatic landscapes, it ...

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 ...

Get your popcorn (and maybe a plate of salmon sashimi) ready: Fat Bear Week, the annual competition to crown the rotundest brown bear at Alaska’s Katmai National Park, is back for its 2025 season.

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 ...

A brown bear mother and cub rest in a meadow in Hallo Bay in Alaska’s Katmai National Park. Hallo Bay’s salt marshes attact large numbers of brown bears early each summer. It’s also a popular place ...

Fat Bear Week is back at Katmai National Park and Preserve. The March Madness-style bracket competition pits some of Katmai National Park and Preserve's bulkiest and most beloved brown bears against ...