Fat Bear Week is back. In 2023, the bears overcame big obstacles.
By A Mystery Man Writer
Description
Fat Bear Week 2023 is here: What bears are in the bracket, how to vote, and how the brown bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve overcame obstacles this year to grow impressively fat.
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Fat Bear Week: Vote For Your Favorite Katmai Bear : Short Wave : NPR
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Purple bad boy comes today!😁 : r/MastersOfTheUniverse
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The BULL is coming BACK this next season🔥🚨🔥 : r/fnki
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And the winner of Fat Bear Week 2023 is..
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The Goat is back ! 🐐 : r/thewalkingdead
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This bear looked frail and weak. Look at his transformation
![Fat Bear Week is back. In 2023, the bears overcame big obstacles.](https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/akr/park/katm/7711527A-E21C-3EF0-1DB2ED372B20C9AE/7711527A-E21C-3EF0-1DB2ED372B20C9AE.jpg?autorotate=false&maxWidth=1300&maxHeight=1020)
Fat Bear Week 2023 - Katmai National Park & Preserve (U.S.
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Fat Bear Week winner is revealed. She's a rebel.
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Fat Bear Week is back. In 2023, the bears overcame big obstacles
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Fat Bear Week 2023 - Katmai National Park & Preserve (U.S.
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