32 Chunk claims Fat Bear Week title in Alaska's Katmai National Park

Alaska's Katmai National Park announced a brown bear dubbed 32 Chunk has claimed his first-ever Fat Bear Week championship ...

Towering Brown Bear Named Chunk Wins Alaska’s Fat Bear Week

A towering brown bear with a broken jaw named Chunk has taken the crown in Alaska’s popular Fat Bear contest. It’s the bear's ...

Chunk, a 1,200-pound bear with a broken jaw, wins Alaska’s popular Fat Bear Week contest

Chunk, a 1,200-pound behemoth with a broken jaw, swept the competition Tuesday in the popular Fat Bear Week contest — his ...

32 Chunk voted as Fat Bear Week 2025 winner after 2 years as runner-up

As one of the largest bears that resides along Brooks River at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, 32 Chunk was ...

Meet the 2025 Fat Bear Week contenders as Alaska national park kicks off voting

The bracket for Fat Bear Week 2025 has been revealed, and 12 bears at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska are looking ...

Chunk, a 1,200-pound bear with a broken jaw, wins Fat Bear Week contest

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Chunk, a towering brown bear with a broken jaw, swept the competition Tuesday in the popular Fat Bear Week contest — his first win after narrowly finishing in second place three ...

Fat Bear Week has a new winner! Bear 32 Chunk defeats Bear 856 in the annual contest.

There's a new Fat Bear Week winner. Fat Bear 32 Chunk was crowned the 2025 champion of the annual park contest on Tuesday night, Sept. 30. Out of more than 160,000 votes, Bear 32 Chunk, a male ...

Alaska's Fat Bear week is more than a bit of fun—for the animals, size is a matter of survival

The most gripping week of the bear calendar has arrived. The Fat Bear Week is an annual online competition hosted by Katmai ...