This fat layer can grow up to 4.5 inches thick, and researchers estimate that about half of the bear’s weight is fat. ... The largest polar bear ever recorded was taken in Alaska in 1960.

Alaska Zoo polar bear Cranbeary, left, approaches Kova in their habitat at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage on May 28. ... “One thing we’re good at is fat bears,” Lavin said.

WALES, Alaska — A polar bear has attacked and killed two people in a remote village in western Alaska, according to state troopers. Alaska State Troopers said they received the report of the ...

The last fatal polar bear attack in Alaska was in Point Lay, 30 years ago, so it’s been hard to see the way forward — just as it was on Jan. 17, when windstorms whipped up whiteout conditions ...

FILE - In this photo provided by the National Park Service is Grazer, the winner of the 2023 Fat Bear Contest, at Katmai National Park, Alaska on Sept. 14, 2023.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A polar bear that killed a young mother and her baby last month in western Alaska was likely an older animal in poor physical condition, but tests came back negative for ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Millions of people worldwide tuned in for a remote Alaska national park's "Fat Bear Week" celebration this month, as captivating livestream camera footage caught the ...

Fans can now cast their votes for the bulkiest grizzlies in Alaska's Katmai National Park, as the 2024 Fat Bear Week contest begins. Latest U.S.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — In a storyline better befitting a melodrama than a popularity vote, Grazer won her second Fat Bear Contest Tuesday by defeating the male behemoth that killed her cub this summer.

Anchorage, Alaska — In a storyline better befitting a melodrama than a popularity vote, Grazer won her second Fat Bear Contest Tuesday by defeating the male behemoth that killed her cub this ...