Each summer Alaska’s bears gather at the Brooks River in the Katmai National Park to feast on salmon and prepare for the long winter ahead. These bears can double their weight in just a few ...

The 2022 edition of Fat Bear Week was unlike any other, and even with a voting scandal, 747 was crowned this year's champion of chonk – the bear's second title in three years. The weeklong ...

Why it matters: Fat Bear Week, the contest where the public can pick their favorite fattened-up bear at Alaska's Katmai National ... But two-time winner 747, described as a "giant among bears ...

In the autumn, as the bears prepare to hunker down for winter again, it’s up to the public to decide which bear in Alaska's Katmai ... of Fat Bear Week was Bear 747 (Bear Force One), who weighed ...