A brown bear weighing over 500kg (78st 8lb) has overcome a broken jaw to become the winner of Fat Bear Week 2025. Chunk ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Chunk, a towering brown bear with a broken ... “Despite his broken jaw, he remains one of the biggest, baddest bears at Brooks River,” said Mike Fitz, a naturalist for explore ...

ALASKA, USA — The bears are back, and they are absolutely massive. Alaska's Brooks River is once again hosting nature's most delightfully chunky competition as Fat Bear Week returns for its 11th year ...

Voting for the annual Fat Bear Week competition kicks off on 23 September, pitting bears in Alaska against each other as they eat their way to adequate fatness to prepare for winter hibernation.