A bulky bruin named “Bear 747” was named the 2022 champ in the competition to see which bear had gained the most pre-hibernation weight among a group of hulking local ursines in Alaska’s ...

After a drama-filled week of bulging bellies, triumph and attempted voter fraud, the internet has crowned 747 the colossal king of Fat Bear Week 2022, beating rookie 901 by more than 11,000 votes.

On Tuesday, the internet crowned bear 747, a.k.a. “Bear Force One,” the winner of Fat Bear Week 2022. The estimated 1,400-pound giant is over 20 years old, according to Mashable’s Mark ...

Bear 747, winner of Fat Bear Week 2022. Courtesy of L. Law Contest organizers first became suspicious about the spam voting when the bear named "435 Holly" came back from being down 6,000 votes ...

A hugely popular web poll to find the fattest bear in an Alaskan national park has become the target of rampant ballot stuffing, according to organizers, but in the end a champion has been crowned.

Voting will conclude on October 10. The National Park Service said more than 1 million votes were cast for the 2022 contest, which was won by hefty bear 747 after a cheating scandal briefly ...

After a week of voting, southwest Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve has named bear 747 the winner of Fat Bear Week 2020. The annual, bracket-style tournament celebrates the success ...

WASHINGTON — Despite a barrage of last-minute voter fraud, Fat Bear Week has come to an end with a reigning champ. Bear 747 flew past his competition early on and was crowned the fattest of them ...

Bear 747 flew past his competition early on and was crowned the fattest of them all in the yearly weeklong poll Fat Bear Week. The poll celebrates brown bears in Katmai National Park stuffing ...