Bear 910 vs. Backpack: It's the final showdown for Alaska's Fat Bear Week
Summary
Bear 910 and Backpack are the final two competitors in Alaska's Fat Bear Week contest, which celebrates the largest brown bears in Katmai National Park. The winner will be chosen by public online voting on Tuesday.Key Facts
- Fat Bear Week is an annual contest in Alaska’s Katmai National Park featuring brown bears.
- The competition is in its 12th year and highlights the bears’ ability to gain weight before winter hibernation.
- Brown bears in the contest eat large amounts of salmon to build fat reserves needed to survive winter.
- Adult male bears can weigh over 1,000 pounds by the time they hibernate.
- This year, 16 bears competed in a single-elimination tournament with public voting online.
- Bear 910 and Bear 89 (known as Backpack) are the final two bears in the competition.
- The contest also honors bear families, including mothers and their cubs, who face challenges like food scarcity and threats from other bears.
- The public can watch live video streams of the bears before voting at fatbearweek.org.
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