Winner! Winner! Salmon Dinner!! After a season of serious dedication to stuffing salmon in his face, 747 has earned the title of the King of Chonk. The winner of Fat Bear Week is in excellent shape to survive the cold winter ahead. Thanks to everyone who voted and took the time to learn more about these amazing animals and Katmai National Park & Preserve, the park that feeds them. We sure love fat bears! Photo by Naomi Boak, National Park Service. 

I like fat bears and I can not lie. Fat Bear Week is finally here! In preparation for the long, harsh winter, brown bears at Katmai National Park & Preserve in Alaska have spent the last months stuffing themselves and packing on the pounds. The chubbiest bears are the ones most likely to emerge healthy next spring. Every year, Katmai features before and after photos of some of the park’s bears so that the public can vote for their favorite husky bears. It’s tons of fun. Vote now: https://explore.org/fat-bear-week Photo of 128 Grazer by A. Ditta, National Park Service.