Meet the Katmai brown bears eyeing the Fat Bear Week 2023 crown.
is finally here. Twelve ginormous bears have been chosen to figuratively battle it out for the crown on Fat Bear Tuesday.as they binge before their annual hibernation. Fans can vote on their favorite from Oct. 4 to Oct. 10, and keep track of their favorite bears by watching the
This year’s festivities had a bumpy start, with the drama going back to spring when the bears emerged from hibernation to an empty pantry.Brooks River and bears have had to work a little bit harder than in years past,” said Explore.org naturalist Mike Fitz, who created Fat Bear Week in 2014.The competitors rely on the Brooks River sockeye salmon to hit their gains. The bears can eat up to 40 salmon a day), which translates to roughly 100,000 calories.
bear is no dark horse. “He’s a lightbulb of a bear,” Fitz said. Walker, an expert fisherbear, has been eating with a vengeance all summer long and has beenIf Fitz could only use one word to describe 402, it’d be experience. “She is the mother of at least eight litters,” Fitz said. With a female yearling in tow this summer,, 402 charged mighty 747 before he could take advantage of the situation. And despite being a nursing mom, 402 has amassedhas a face that launched a thousand nicknames.
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