That breeze in the air doesn’t just mean it’s time to start looking for your coats. The end of September also means the start of one of the internet’s best annual traditions: Fat Bear Week .

Don’t try to complicate things — the name is exactly what it sounds like. Fat Bear Week is a now-annual tradition run by the Katmai National Park in Alaska alongside media organization Explore , where people can vote on which fat bear should take home the title. Each of the brown bears that make the lands surrounding the Brooks river their home are categorized by numbers and go head to head in March Madness-type brackets . The more prepared the bear is for winter, the more votes should come their way. And boy do the votes come in. In the 11 years since Katmai has held its first Fat Bear Week

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