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hlthe2b

(102,205 posts) Thu Sep 30, 2021, 05:58 PM Sep 2021

Amazingly "Flabulous! Fat Bear Week Celebrates Alaska's Most Flab-ulous In A Bruin Bulge-Off

I find the whole hibernation phenomenon and the physiology behind it amazing. Here's this year's winners from Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve:

Brown bear 747, aka Bear Force One, is the defending champion. He shows off his winning form from 2020 (above.)

This cub’s baby fat will come in handy during hibernation. Picture taken Sept. 5, 2021.

Brown bear 128 waded into stiff competition for Fat Bear Week. Picture taken Sept. 11, 2021.

I only wish our Arctic Polar Bears were doing as well. sigh...