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Bear #89 'Backpack' wins Fat Bear Week 2026
Original: Bear #89 (Backpack) wins Fat Bear Week 2026 https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.pops ci.com/environment/backpack-fat-bear
Bear 89, nicknamed Backpack, has been crowned champion of Fat Bear Week 2026, the annual contest run in Alaska's Katmai National Park that lets the public vote for the brown bear best prepared for hibernation after a summer of gorging on salmon. Fans of the yearly competition are celebrating the winner and sharing results across social media.
Why now: Fat Bear Week is a popular annual event whose crowning of a new champion always draws wide attention and voting debate.
Bear 89 (Backpack)Katmai National ParkFat Bear Week
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- Bear #89 (Backpack) wins Fat Bear Week 2026 https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.pops ci.com/environment/backpack-fat-bear-week-winner-2026/ · popsci.com@web.brid.gy · 8
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