Katmai National Park and Preserve have announced that Bear 747 is the winner of its annual Fat Bear Week contest. It is the bear’s second win. Tipping the scales at an estimated 635 kilograms, Bear 747 won 68,105 votes, beating first-time contender Bear 901 with 56,876 votes. Fat Bear Week is an annual tournament celebrating the park’s bears’ success in preparation for hibernation. The event began as Fat Bear Tuesday in 2014 and grew into the Bear Week tournament in 2015. The light-hearted competition celebrates Katmai’s brown bears as they pack on the pounds in preparation for their winter hibernation. […]
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