Fat Bear Week, the annual online poll showcasing Alaska's brown bears, has ended with 32 Chunk claiming his first title. 32 Chunk had to learn new survival and fishing tactics after suffering a broken ...

Fat Bear Week 2025 is officially wrapped, and a champion has been crowned. 32 Chunk is officially 2025’s fat bear champion. According to the National Park Service, the big bear beat out Bear 856 in ...

That breeze in the air doesn’t just mean it’s time to start looking for your coats. The end of September also means the start of one of the internet’s best annual traditions: Fat Bear Week. “At Brooks ...

Mirror, mirror on the wall - which bear is the fattest of them all? After months of preparation, the brown bears of Alaska's Katmai National Park will finally get their answer. Fat Bear Week is back!

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 ...

In Asheville, North Carolina, three bear cubs turned a backyard pool cover into their personal playground on. The animals ...

Three times could be the charm for a burly brown bear who’s once again vying for Fat Bear Week champion. Bear 32 Chunk has lost the title to bear 128 Grazer two years in a row. However this year, he’s ...

Fat Bear 2025 named the winning bear after voting completed on Sept. 30. Bears Chunk and 856 made the final round Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

Three bears visited a Granite Bay backyard for about 10 minutes, leaving a trail of prints and a story the homeowners won’t ...