Welcome to Fat Bear Week 2020! Katmai National Park and Preserve’s brown bears spent the summer gorging on 4,500-calorie salmon, and they’ve transformed into rotund giants, some over 1,000 pounds. The park is holding its annual playoff-like competition for the fattest of the fat bears (you can vote online between Sept. 30 and Oct. 6). Mashable will be following all the ursine activity.
When bear 856 shows up, other bears notice.
Sometimes they flee.
For nearly a decade, bear 856 has been the most dominant bear of Katmai National Park and Preserve’s Brooks River — home to the fat bears. Dominance means bear 856 sits atop the bear hierarchy. His intimidating, aggressive behavior earns him the best fishing spots, and for bears attempting to fatten up for the long, harsh, Alaskan hibernation, 4,500-calorie salmon are everything. Read more…
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