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Seventeen years ago, on our last big trip, we had waded into these waters, hoping to catch a king salmon. Fishing was my father’s love language, and he raised me on a Boston Whaler, trolling for king ...

A brown bear mother and cub rest in a meadow in Hallo Bay in Alaska’s Katmai National Park. Hallo Bay’s salt marshes attact large numbers of brown bears early each summer. It’s also a popular place ...

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 ...

There is now officially a 2025 Fat Bear Week winner. Congratulations to 32 Chunk, an over 1,200-pound brown bear! The beefiest of all bruins vied for the crown to become this year's heavyweight ...

Fat Bear 2025 named the winning bear after voting completed on Sept. 30. Bears Chunk and 856 made the final round This image provided by the National Park Service shows bear 32 Chunk at Katmai ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — The polls are open for the final round of Fat Bear Week at Katmai National Park, where voters will decide between two hefty contenders: ’32 Chunk’ and ‘Bear Number 856.’ Fat Bear Week ...

Brown bears in the Brooks River in Katmai National Park and Preserve. There are certain scenes in the unofficial wildlife photography hall of fame—shots that both amateurs and professionals around the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brian Adams/Travel + Leisure Brown bears in the Brooks River in Katmai National Park and Preserve. There are certain scenes in the ...

Fat Bear Week is an annual competition where fans vote for the fattest bear at Katmai National Park and Preserve. The event runs from Sept. 23 to Sept. 30, with daily voting on the explore.org website ...

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 ...

The bracket for Fat Bear Week 2025 has been revealed, and 12 bears at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska are looking for votes from all over the world — but only one will be crowned the ...