Voting in Katmai National Park's famed Fat Bear Week was underway Wednesday after a bear killed one of this year's competitors and delayed the bracket reveal by a day.
Voting takes place over the course of seven days, culminating in Fat Bear Tuesday, when one bear is crowned the fattest of the season.
The winner will then try to beat Bear #128, also known as Grazer, a mother bear who holds last year's Fat Bear title.
The injured cub later died and the surviving cub competed in Fat Bear Junior 2024, according to the park service.
In another round one face-off, Bear #903, a smaller male and another Fat Bear Week newbie, will meet Bear #909, the mother of the junior contest's winner.
Persons:
. Moore, Matt Johnson, Grazer, Walker
Organizations:
National Park Service, Nonprofit, Reuters, National, Alaska Department of Fish, Bear, Grazer
Locations:
Brooks, Alaska
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