The fattest brown bear in Alaska

Second time winner of Fat Bear Week in Alaska becomes male number 747. The organizers of the competition admitted that this year it was especially difficult for them to choose a leader, as they had to deal with spam.

They first became suspicious when contestant number 435 lost six thousand votes, but then suddenly returned to the ranks with nine thousand. This just doesn’t happen.

As a result, the handsome man number 747, similar in size to a “giant jet liner”, nevertheless snatched the victory. The first time he became the leader of the competition in 2020.

Subcutaneous fat is very important for the survival of bears during hibernation. Therefore, since 2014, the Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska has been paying attention to the region’s bear population. The National Park Service claims that there are at least two thousand of them.

Contestants are asked to compare photographs of bears in spring and autumn, after and before hibernation. Then users choose the one who ate the maximum number of kilograms during this time. Every year, the competition gathers hundreds of thousands of wildlife lovers.

Zoologists are happy that the Katmai ecosystem, with its rich flora and fauna and sustainable salmon fishery, allows the bears to survive and thrive.

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