The Yankees and the Red Sox. Celtic and Rangers. Real Madrid and Barcelona. In a competition bear-ly more ferocious, 12 chunky brown bears in Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve have been ...

A bear called 32 Chunk has won his first title in Fat Bear Week — an online popularity contest run by the US National Park Service that has developed an enthusiastic global following. The annual ...

The people have spoken! The burliest bruin carrying the thickest and chubbiest tummy of all is none other than bear 32 — affectionately known as “Chunk.” ...

Chunk, a 1,200-pound behemoth with a broken jaw, swept the competition Tuesday in the popular Fat Bear Week contest — his first win after finishing in second place three previous years.

There's a new Fat Bear Week winner. Fat Bear 32 Chunk was crowned the 2025 champion of the annual park contest on Tuesday night, Sept. 30. Out of more than 160,000 votes, Bear 32 Chunk, a male ...

Voters rewarded the burly bear for his persistence — and his ability to adapt after suffering a broken jaw in a brawl last summer.

ALASKA, Pa. (WTAJ) — The 2025 Fat Bear Week competition has named a champion, and as usual, they’re always deserving of the title. Each year in Katmai National Park, Alaska, brown bears get fat to ...

As Alaska’s Fat Bear Week came to a close, the winner was a 1,200-pound bruiser who showed “adaptability” after a major injury. By Madison Malone Kircher After a weeklong battle to the finish, this ...