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89 Backpack is a “medium-large adult male” bear with blond ears and fur that went from light to dark brown over the summer.
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89 Backpack is a medium-large adult male bear with blond ears and fur that changed from light to dark brown during the summer of 2026.
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{ "date": "2026-09-22", "bear_name": "89 Backpack" } - Subject Tags
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- ae6a2e46-a237-4914-a71e-208807a4d3d8
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- September 25, 2026 at 6:06 AM (2 weeks ago)
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- September 25, 2026 at 6:06 AM (2 weeks ago)
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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.
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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