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Welcome to Fat Bear Week at Mashable! Each fall, Katmai National Park holds a competition as Alaska’s brown bears finish fattening up for their long winter hibernation. This year, Mashable is getting in on the salmon-munching action. Check back with us all week as we follow the fat bear face-offs each day, and remember to get your votes in for each round. Happy fishing!
Katmai National Park's Fat Bear Week contest is now underway, with 13 very large omnivores pitted against each other in a playoff-like bracket.
Each day, you can place your votes, but have you ever wondered which fat bear you would be if you lived in Katmai? Read more...
More about Science, Animals, Bears, Katmai National Park, and Fat Bear Weekvia Zero Tech Blog