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The popular contest that celebrates feeding season at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska returns this week.
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Fat Bear Week, a popular contest celebrating feeding season at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, returns during the week of September 22, 2026.
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The author
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News Article
Context Details
{
    "date": "2026-09-22",
    "event": "Fat Bear Week",
    "location": "Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska"
}
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Wildlife Events Alaska
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49e75d5f-ae23-4310-aa5b-0304d7bddedd
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Created
September 25, 2026 at 6:06 AM (2 weeks ago)
Last Updated
September 25, 2026 at 6:06 AM (2 weeks ago)

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Screenshot of https://nytimes.com/2026/09/22/style/fat-bear-week-alaska.html
Fat Bear Week Is Back. Meet Some of Our Favorite Contenders.
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2 weeks ago
https://nytimes.com/2026/09/22/style/fat-bear-week-alaska.html

Fat Bear Week, an annual contest celebrating bears at Katmai National Park, returns with a March Madness-like bracket. Viewers vote for their favorite bears based on weight gain and biographies, with over a million votes cast annually. This year features returning champions, 'nepo babies,' and newcomers.

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Screenshot of https://nytimes.com/2026/09/29/style/fat-bear-week-winner.html
Backpack Is the Fattest of the Fat Bears
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2 weeks ago
https://nytimes.com/2026/09/29/style/fat-bear-week-winner.html

89 Backpack, a male bear who overcame an injury, has been crowned the winner of Katmai National Park and Preserve’s Fat Bear Week. He won by a narrow margin against 910, an adult female bear, in the annual competition celebrating the feeding season.

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