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Fat Bear Week returns as fans vote for Alaska's fattest bears
Original: Fat Bear Week is back — and the voting frenzy for Alaska’s chonkiest bears is breaking the internet
Fat Bear Week, the annual tournament hosted by Katmai National Park in Alaska where the public votes on which brown bear has bulked up most before hibernation, is underway again. Fans are flooding social media with heated campaigning for their favourite chonky bears, with early voting reportedly crashing parts of the event's online turnout. The lighthearted contest also draws attention to the bears' salmon-rich habitat and conservation efforts.
Why now: The popular annual voting competition has just kicked off, sparking enthusiastic online campaigning for favourite bears.
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- Fat Bear Week is back — and the voting frenzy for Alaska’s chonkiest bears is breaking the internet · Yahoo Creators
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