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Story summary
- Katmai National Park in Alaska launches the 2026 Fat Bear Week on September 22.
- Voting opens noon-9 p.m. EDT September 22 and September 29 on fatbearweek.org.
- Champion Chunk, a 1,200-pound male, received 96,350 votes, 30,000 ahead of Bear 856.
- Chunk’s broken jaw still lets him eat salmon and avoid fights.
- Rangers said a July 28 livestream captured the first documented mother-bear killing of a cub at Brooks River.
