The bears are back, bigger and fatter than ever, ready to battle for the title of the fattest of them all. Voting for the annual Fat Bear Week competition kicks off on 23 September, pitting bears in ...

A brown bear weighing over 500kg (78st 8lb) has triumphed in Fat Bear Week 2025 despite suffering a broken jaw. Chunk, often called “the most dominant brown bear on the river,” won the competition at ...

ALASKA, USA — It's time for Alaska's most adorably adipose animals to duke it out for the title of 2025's fattest bear. Fat Bear Week, the wildly popular online voting contest that has captivated ...

Voting for the annual Fat Bear Week competition kicks off on 23 September, pitting bears in Alaska against each other as they eat their way to adequate fatness to prepare for winter hibernation.