Fat Bear Week

Government Shutdown Could Spell Trouble For This Big Alaska Tradition

The state's most-watched popularity contest involves residents choosing one of these animals who's been stocking up for winter.
By Mark Thiessen, AP

Lost Hiker Rescued After 'Bear Cam' Viewers Spot Him On Livestream

“There is someone distressed on the camera," an internet user wrote as a soaking wet man emerged from the thick mist in Alaska's Katmai National Park.
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Fat Bear Week Crowns Winner After Vote Fraud Rocks Alaskan Contest

747, named after the jumbo jet, weighs an estimated 1,400 pounds — but fraud nearly cost him the annual competition.
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2 Fat Bears Have Formed A Friendship Experts Say Is Groundbreaking

It's Fat Bear Week, and an unlikely friendship is in bloom.
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Colbert Learns The Deeply Personal Reason A ‘Fat Bear’ Was Named For Him

The "Late Show" host went silent for nearly 20 seconds after learning the answer.
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All Hail The Hefty King. 480 Otis Is Crowned Alaska’s Fattest Bear.

The brown bear overcame some health issues to become this year's glorious glutton ahead of winter hibernation in Katmai National Park.
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Fat Bear Week Celebrates Alaska's Most Flab-ulous In A Bruin Bulge-Off

Katmai National Park's annual competition is on and it's bigger than ever.
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