Chunk wins Alaska's popular Fat Bear Week contest
Fun fact: What is Fat Bear Week? Fat Bear Week is an online competition held in the early fall each year. It pits brown bears against each other in a single-elimination contest decided by a public. America's most keenly awaited animal competition has come to its corpulent conclusion, with Chunk named the winner of this year's Fat Bear Week. The enormous beast chewed his way through thousands of kilograms pounds of salmon in Alaska's Katmai National Park to be voted the chubbiest bear in the tongue-in-cheek contest, which highlights the creatures' preparation for months of hibernation.
After Two Years as Runner
The annual contest celebrates the survival of brown bears at Katmai National Park in Alaska. Chunk is described as one of the largest bears along the Brooks River, persevering through injury. A bear weighing more than 1, pounds, nicknamed Chunk, has been deemed the chunkiest chunk of them all by Fat Bear Week voters. The behemoth of a bear garnered almost , votes in the final round of the online competition, beating out the second-place finisher, Bear , by more than 30, votes. Fat Bear Week 2025
Choose the fattest bear of the year! Some of the largest brown bears on Earth make their home at Brooks River in Katmai National Park, Alaska. Brown bears get fat to survive and Fat Bear Week is an annual tournament celebrating their success in preparation for winter hibernation. Chunk — known officially as Bear 32 — beat out Bear , who doesn't have a nickname, in the final bracket, according to totals posted on the organizers' website. While they do not weigh individual bears during the contest because of safety concerns, Chunk and others have had their density scanned to bolster weight estimates in the past using laser technology called LIDAR. Fat Bear Week 2024
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Chunk, a towering brown bear with a broken jaw, swept the competition Tuesday in the popular Fat Bear Week contest — his first win after narrowly finishing in second. Chunk, a 1,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. Chunk — known officially as Bear 32 — beat out Bear , who doesn't have a nickname, in the final bracket, according to totals posted on the organizers' website. Fat Bear Week 2025 Champion Announced
America's most keenly awaited animal competition has come to its corpulent conclusion, with Chunk named the winner of this year's Fat Bear Week. Fat Bear 32 Chunk was crowned the champion of the annual park contest on Sept. Out of more than , votes, Bear 32 Chunk, a male weighing over 1, pounds, topped Bear , a grizzled veteran male bear, to become champion. 
About Fat Bear Week — Katmai Conservancy
Chunk, a 1,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. .
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As Alaska’s Fat Bear Week came to a close, the winner was a 1,pound bruiser who showed “adaptability” after a major injury. .