Alaska - It's the chonkiest time of the year with the annual Fat Bear Week taking place in Alaska as people vote on which of 11 brown bears has become the fattest!

Fat Bear Week 2025

The backstory:

At Katmai National Park, the bears have been preparing for winter and putting on some weight. The park is home to one of the largest populations of brown bears, along with the healthiest run of their favored meals, wild sockeye salmon, according to the National Park Service .

Fat Bear Week happens at the national parks Brooks River from Sept. 23–30, 2025. It celebrates the success of the brown bears' preparation to hibernate.

Vote for your favorite bear during Fat Bear Week, here.

Fat Bear Week competitors

Katmai's National Park Service identifies the bears by numbers. The contesta

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