Fat Bear Week

DouglasDanger

If you're looking for some beary good news, look no further: Fat Bear Week 2021 is finally here.

Described as a "celebration of success and survival," Fat Bear Week spotlights the resilience, adaptability and strength of the brown bears located at Katmai National Park & Preserve in Alaska, said the park's Amber Kraft told NPR via email.

The annual competition, which started off as Fat Bear Tuesday seven years ago, shows how the bears get as fat as they can to prepare for winter hibernation.

It's a race to bulk up for hibernation!

https://www.npr.org/2021/09/30/1041674219/fat-bear-week-2021

https://www.nps.gov/katm/learn/fat-bear-week-2021.htm

https://explore.org/


I cannot find a hi res image of the bracket!

DouglasDanger

Let's go Popeye!

Bhow

While I like 503's attitude, Otis is a strong contender with a potentially weaker bracket. I think Otis will meet Holly on the fifth, and I couldn't choose between them.

Kwoaru

Finally a week all about me

Captain Inertia

Bhow wrote: »

While I like 503's attitude, Otis is a strong contender with a potentially weaker bracket. I think Otis will meet Holly on the fifth, and I couldn't choose between them.

Otis has won 4 of these already I believe. Holly is a former champ too I believe.

There is a Walker fan base already

spono

Chunk is a ringer

Apogee

Cub looks like the pretty boy of the competition. Look at that styled hair.

H0b0man

I gotta go with Chunk. Not only is that a powerful name, but look at that dude.

He's been through some shit and has come out stronger and fatter for it.

King Riptor

https://youtu.be/IxPkqcFbcBw

Captain Inertia

We really need to name some of these other good bears

Elaro

I'm vetoing "Beary McBearface".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTEtfkCLkU0

Juggernut

I'm going all in on the Holly train lookit that face that's a grade A bear face

Get fat, Holly. Get fatter n hell, girl show em whatfer.

Tynnan

If you want some bear livecams, they’ve got them!

https://explore.org/livecams

Get those fish, bears

Ringo

131 all the way

She PHAT

Captain Inertia

In case you didn’t see it yet
https://defector.com/all-hail-walker-my-ride-or-die-for-fat-bear-week/

According to the website of Alaska’s Katmai National Park, Walker—whose official handle is “151”—is a 14-year-old brown bear who has been in the area since 2009. That kind of longevity has turned Walker into a bit of an asshole, and I love him:

Walker remained a tolerant bear during his young adult years. He allowed other bears to approach him and sought sparring partners for prolonged play fights. However, his priorities have changed as he matured into a fully grown adult. Walker now ranks among the river’s largest bears and he’s become less tolerant of other bears, including some of his former playmates. With his increased body size and a more assertive disposition, Walker is a more dominant bear compared to his younger days.

That’s my kind of bear, as I too have become less tolerant of other people as I’ve aged. Unlike me, though, Walker has put in the work to assert his dominance; though he weighed a whopping 1,000 pounds for last year’s Fat Bear Week, park rangers assert that he is even larger this year.

3cl1ps3

Hell yeah fat bear week!

We bought the shirts of the winner last year, they're actually really nice. 747 true champ wanna see that boy repeat

3cl1ps3

I can tell by the vote numbers that way more people are watching it this year, hopefully that results in more sales and donations for the park!

BahamutZERO

EAT THE SALMON
EAT THE SALMON

KalTorak

is it Mardi Gras already?

Tynnan

KalTorak wrote: »

is it Mardi Gras already?

Nope!

But it is Fat Bear Week

Tef

I was worried y’all found my Grindr

Tef

P.s don’t sleep on chunk!!

Raijin Quickfoot

I think there’s a fat bear in my house

Raijin Quickfoot

Seriously…can anyone help me identify this fat bear?




Should I be concerned for my safety?

BahamutZERO

you're dead meat, friend

Captain Inertia

3cl1ps3 wrote: »

Hell yeah fat bear week!

We bought the shirts of the winner last year, they're actually really nice. 747 true champ wanna see that boy repeat

747 is a goddamned unit

3cl1ps3

He's the reigning champ for a reason!

Tef

There it iiiiiis

The chonkiest bear in the univeeeeeeerse

Lost Salient

Cub genuinely looks like The Ideal Bear

Go Cub Go

Wait shit that's ALMOST like rooting for the Cubs, I'm rooting for 503

tzeentchling

503 fan for sure.

Ringo

131's getting bodied

Hate when my bear loses in the first round

Ticaldfjam

Any of these Bears would be superior to the NFL's, Chicago Bears offensive line.

R-dem

It's times like these that I am reminded of just how big and intimidating bears can get.
Like, if they got any bigger or more intimidating, ancient peoples would have to invent kennings to use to avoid calling bears by their actual names, for fear that if they did, bears would show up and wreck their stuff and maybe eat them

Tef

How can you not root for Chunk?? Their name is Chunk, and they got a sweet muzzle scar

rhylith

I know 503 is probably just swimming in that picture, but it almost looks like he’s plopped his head in a pile of snow, just completely over this shit.

SirToasty

I expect 747 to make his namesake proud.

Lost Salient

rhylith wrote: »

I know 503 is probably just swimming in that picture, but it almost looks like he’s plopped his head in a pile of snow, just completely over this shit.

that's how 503 won my heart for sure

Captain Inertia

One of these big boys is Holly’s adopted cub btw

Lost Salient

503 is! What a hero

H0b0man

My boy Chunk is getting done dirty

Depressperado

I love this so much. Bears rule.

I want nothing as much as I want a bear to be my best friend and/or giant pillow.