’32 Chunk’ Wins 2025 Fat Bear Week

Fat Bear Week 2023 crowned “32 Chunk” as the champion of Brooks River after he secured 96,350 votes against rival bear “856”. The competition, which began with 12 contenders, highlighted the bears’ efforts to gain weight before hibernation, with Chunk, a 1,200-pound male bear known for his distinctive scar and broken jaw, exemplifying the success of fatness in brown bears.

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