A GIANT grizzly bear weighing up to 800lb has been crowned as the world's fattest after winning the famous Fat Bear Week contest in Alaska. The 20-year-old behemoth called Grazer defeated rival ...

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This year's Fat Bear Week could see some of the biggest and ... healthiest runs of sockeye salmon in the world. "Alaska's fish stocks are generally very healthy because we have pristine habitat ...

WASHINGTON — Despite a barrage of last-minute voter fraud, Fat Bear Week has come to an end with a reigning champ. Bear 747 flew past his competition early on and was crowned the fattest of them ...

Last year, more than one million votes were cast from all over the world. Days before Fat Bear Week was set to begin, the competition faced the threat of a federal government shutdown. A shutdown ...

Fat Bear Week at Alaska's Katmai National Park celebrates its 10th anniversary, featuring 12 brown bears competing to showcase their pre-hibernation weight gains. The event honours the resilience ...

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