A big bear named 747 was the 2022 Fat Bear Week champion. This is the most wonderful time of the year for the brown bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. They’re feasting on fish ...

She joins her daughter, Bear 519, who is entering the contest on her own for the first time. Bear 747, aptly named for his massive size, is a two-time champion and fiercely defends his fishing spot.

This image provided by the National Park Service shows bear 747 at Katmai National Park in Alaska on Sept. 26, 2024. (E. Johnston/National Park Service via AP) In Alaska’s Katmai National Park and ...

This image provided by the National Park Service shows bear 747 at Katmai National Park in Alaska on Sept. 26, 2024. Voting started Wednesday in the annual Fat Bear Week contest at Alaska’s Katmai ...

Voting starts in the annual Fat Bear Week contest at Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve. Starting Wednesday viewers ...

Alaska's Fat Bear Week is underway after one bear's death delayed the contest. The contestants in the 10th Fat Bear Week at ...

Fat Bear Week is off to a violent start this year. The bracket and all the chunky contestants were scheduled to be revealed ...

Voting in Katmai National Park's famed Fat Bear Week was underway Wednesday after a bear killed one of this year's ...

On Tuesday night, 128 “Grazer” made Fat Bear Week history by becoming the first competitor to win the tournament while caring ...

Grazer once again surpassed Chunk — who killed one of her cubs in July — in the competition's finals, winning by a healthy ...

For the second year in a row, Grazer bested the massive male named Chunk to take the crown in the single elimination online ...