And 856, who long ruled the Katmai kingdom with a sharp fist, is finally getting some good press. Our tall boy started this ...

The most gripping week of the bear calendar has arrived. The Fat Bear Week is an annual online competition hosted by Katmai ...

Welcome back for Day 3 of Fat Bear Week! Did 909 wave her magic paw over the votes? They swam towards her yesterday ten times ...

Fat Bear Week 2025 has reached its final round in Alaska, with Bear 32 'Chunk' facing off against Bear 856 in a public vote ...

The bracket for Fat Bear Week 2025 has been revealed, and 12 bears at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska are looking ...

The annual contest in Alaska’s Katmai National Park honors chunky bears piling on the pounds for winter hibernation.

Fat Bear Week in Alaska has amassed a huge following. Last year, over a million people across 100 countries voted for their favorite Fat Bear, according to the National Park Service.

That breeze in the air doesn’t just mean it’s time to start looking for your coats. The end of September also means the start ...

Fat Bear Week is back at Alaska's Katmai National Park, an event where people can vote for their favorite bears beginning ...

As bears across Alaska's Katmai National Park devour salmon to prepare for winter, millions will vote on the 'beefiest bruin' in the annual Fat Bear Week competition.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — After gorging all summer on sockeye salmon, the portliest brown bears on the Alaska Peninsula will battle ...