The bear's bulking period is called hyperphagia, a time when brown bears become obsessed with finding the fattiest, sweetest, and most protein-rich foods. In Europe, they switch their diet in summer ...

The creator of the viral bear bracket competition on this year’s 1,200-pound winner, Chunk, how bears are interacting ...

After years of bulking season, Chunk the brown bear has finally lived up to his name — and his waistline — by winning Fat Bear Week 2025. Chunk who weighs over 500kg (1,200 lbs) even overcame a broken ...

Alaskan bears will duke it out for the title of bulkiest bear around later this month when “Fat Bear Week” kicks off in the state’s Katmai National Park for the 11th year in a row. The National Park ...

When the famous brown bear named Chunk appeared on the Explore.org web cam in late June, post-hibernation, his jaw was broken and there was concern that he’d have trouble eating salmon on Alaska's ...

ALASKA (WNDU) - Winter is coming, so you know what that means… Fat Bear Week is back! Fat Bear Week is where people vote on the fattest Alaskan brown bears in Katmai National Park who are bulking up ...

A brown bear weighing over 500kg (78st 8lb) has overcome a broken jaw to become the winner of Fat Bear Week 2025. Chunk received the most votes in a competition between 12 brown bears in which people ...