Entering its 11th season, the viral competition to crown the biggest bear in Alaska's Katmai National Park kicks off Monday.

Fat Bear Week began as a one-day tournament in 2014, when park rangers hosted Fat Bear Tuesday on Katmai National Park’s ...

Viewers worldwide can watch Katmai National Park and Preserve's bears gorge on salmon next week, in preparation for their ...

Fat Bear Week "celebrates the healthy appetites of brown bears" and "the nourishing ecosystem in which the bears thrive," as ...

The famous bears of Alaska's Katmai National Park are enjoying an abundance of salmon, and even some playtime, as they pack on pounds to prepare for the winter.

Fat Bear Week began in 2014 with just 1,700 votes and has grown into an international sensation, with over 1.2 million votes ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The brawny bruins on the Alaska Peninsula are ready to brawl it out to see which will win this ...

The brown bears in Katmai National Park and Preserve have been packing on the pounds this summer. Starting Tuesday, you can ...

Fat Bear Week, an online vote conducted via a single-elimination bracket, will take place from Sept. 23 to 30, the National Park Service announced Thursday. Fat Bear Junior, or as NPS called it, the ...

A bright spot in the news right now is the return of Explore's Fat Bear Week, where nature lovers get to watch the chubby ...

Fat Bear Week is a competition that "celebrates the healthy appetites of brown bears" and "the nourishing ecosystem in which the bears thrive." ...

From tubby titans to gargantuan gluttons, get ready to cheer for the heftiest bears in Katmai National Park and Preserve’s ...