Winner of ‘fattest bear’ competition crowned ahead of hibernation season
Bear number 747 won the top spot in Alaska’s annual Fat Bear Week.
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The winner of this year’s Fat Bear Week in Alaska has been crowned.
Bear number 747 won the award for fattest bear at Katmai National Park and Preserve after a week of competitive online voting.
The bear thanked the salmon at Brooks River for helping him win the accolade, along with “all the little bears he pushed out of the way to gain access to the best fishing spot of them all”.
The winning bear was crowned after receiving more than 47,000 votes from fans.
Fat Bear Week runs annually at Katmai National Park, celebrating the successes of its 2,200 brown bears in packing on the pounds ready for hibernation season.
