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Fat Bear Week champion set to be crowned
Original: It’s almost time to crown a Fat Bear Week champion: Inside the National Park contest that became an internet obsession.
Katmai National Park's annual Fat Bear Week contest is nearing its finale, when the public votes to crown the brown bear that has bulked up most for winter hibernation. The lighthearted competition has grown into an internet phenomenon, drawing millions of fans worldwide who follow the bears' salmon-fueled transformations. Coverage highlights how a park education event turned into a viral celebration of wildlife conservation and Alaska's brown bears.
Why now: Voting is about to conclude and people are following the contest's viral popularity.
Fat Bear WeekKatmai National ParkAlaskaNational Park Service
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