All of Katmai National Park and Preserve’s brown bears are winners, but there can only be one Fat Bear Week 2023 champion. See who's in the running.

The true "titan of tonnage" has been crowned. After a record-breaking week of voting, the Katmai National Park and Preserve named the 2021 Fat Bear Week champion as none of other than the original ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to former ranger Mike Fitz about Katmai National Park & Preserve - the glorious setting for a very popular National Parks Service event, "Fat Bear Week." ...

Bear 480, Otis, matched his latest appearance to the falls yet. The last time he appeared on cameras this late was also on July 26, back in 2021. Photo from July 2023. (F. Jimenez/National Park ...

Over the last several months, brown bears have been putting on pounds at Katmai National Park and Preserve. The culmination of their efforts is celebrated during Fat Bear Week, where 12 bears are ...

Bear 747 Katmai National Park Service ... Otis is a large adult male who was just between 4 to 6 years old when he was first found in 2001, and now, he's one of the oldest male bears.

Photographed on September 14, 2022, 480 Otis is the reigning 2021 Fat Bear Week champion. L. Law/Katmai National Park and Preserve ...

Fat Bear Week 2022: It's time to vote. The 2021 winner of the contest was 480 Otis, a portly veteran who has dominated the scene with wins in 2014, 2016 and 2017.

Spring is for skinny bears and March Madness basketball. Fall, however, is for fat bears -- and for Katmai National Park & Preserve's annual Fat Bear Week and its accompanying tournament of ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to former ranger Mike Fitz about Katmai National Park ... there are many bears that I love to watch. And I want them all to succeed, of course. You know, bear 480 Otis ...