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Chunk the Bear Wins Fat Bear Week With 96K Votes!

10/4/2025

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Chunk, a 1,200-pound brown bear, won Fat Bear Week at Katmai National Park this year. The event highlights bears' weight gain from salmon.
He prevailed despite a broken jaw and earned over 96,000 votes.
Chunk defeated Bear 856, who had previously defeated two-time champ Grazer.
The competition drew a record 1.6 million votes in total. Brooks River logged 200,000 salmon this year.

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Chunk, a 1,200-pound brown bear, won Fat Bear Week at Katmai National Park this year. The event highlights bears' weight gain from salmon.
He prevailed despite a broken jaw and earned over 96,000 votes.
Chunk defeated Bear 856, who had previously defeated two-time champ Grazer.
The competition drew a record 1.6 million votes in total. Brooks River logged 200,000 salmon this year.