Fat Bear Week winner revealed as Bear 32 Chunk takes the top prize

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Bear 32 Chunk was crowned the 2025 champion of Fat Bear Week.

Chunk defeated runner-up Bear 856 with over 96,000 votes.

The annual contest celebrates the survival of brown bears at Katmai National Park in Alaska.

Chunk is described as one of the largest bears along the Brooks River, persevering through injury.

There's a new Fat Bear Week winner.

Fat Bear 32 Chunk was crowned the 2025 champion of the annual park contest on Tuesday night, Sept. 30.

Out of more than 160,000 votes, Bear 32 Chunk, a male weighing over 12,000 pounds, topped Bear 856, a grizzled veteran male bear, to become champion.

The draw came down to two thick adult male competitors: champion Bear 32 Chunk and Bear 856.

Bear 32 Chunk received 96,350 votes, and Bear 856 netted 63,725 votes.

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