Vote for the fattest bear of the year! Some of the largest brown bears on Earth make their home at Brooks River in Katmai National Park, Alaska. Brown bears get fat to survive and Fat Bear Week is an annual tournament celebrating their success in preparation for winter hibernation. Matchups are open for voting October 2 - 8 between 12 - 9 p.m. Eastern (9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Pacific).
Almost time to cast your vote in the Fat Bear Junior Finals
128's Spring Cub Vs 909 Jr
Voting Begins Friday September 27th
at 9 am Pacific / 12pm
Eastern
https://explore.org/fat-bear-week#h_6757205407121692994801926
Voting opens in 10th annual contest after Bear 402 was killed by a male bear on Monday in Katmai national park
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/02/fat-bear-week-death-alaska
Don't forget to cast your #FatBearWeek vote today. Who will move on to the semi-finals?
Bear 856 or 504?
https://explore.org/fat-bear-week#h_6757205407121692994801926
And in today's second contest Bear 747 takes on 903. Which of these beauties will move on?
oh 856 and it's not even close!
@peeppeepcircus That's who I voted for.
@nursefrombirth I feel like I've voted for both of these 🐻s in years past, and that Grazer won before.
@peeppeepcircus Yes, Grazer has won before. I voted for Grazer this time too. One of her Spring Cubs was injured by Chuck this past July and died from it's injuries. The other I think won Fat Bear Jr. Grazer put up quite the fight protecting her cub though.
@nursefrombirth I have so much respect for Grazer.
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Alaska’s Fat Bear Contest winner finishes ahead of the bear that killed her cub
In a storyline better befitting a melodrama than a popularity vote, Grazer won her second Fat Bear Contest Tuesday by defeating the male behemoth that killed her cub this summer.
Grazer beat Chunk by more than 40,000 votes cast by fans watching live cameras atexplore.org of Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve.
https://apnews.com/article/alaska-fat-bear-contest-winner-grazer-2887949cd304cca96a3d8acbeb61095e
@nursefrombirth 747, who needs a name, also.
Another voting day for #FatBearWeek
Who will move on today?
Bear 128 or 909 Jr?
https://explore.org/fat-bear-week#h_6757205407121692994801926