a time when brown bears become obsessed with finding the fattiest, sweetest, and most protein-rich foods. In Europe, they switch their diet in summer to feast on fruits (especially berries), hard mast ...

Florida black bears are starting to become more active as they search the landscape in search of serious calories.

American black bears are the smallest and most common bear in North America. They are highly adaptable, with a diet that includes honey and moose.

If you’re a big fan of bears, you might already have heard of Fat Bear Week, which has gained internet fame for showcasing the extremely large brown bears of Katmai National Park in Alaska.

Fat Bear Week, when people get to pick their favorite Alaskan brown bear bulking up for hibernation, is coming early this year. The annual online competition that normally starts in early October will ...

Brown bears at Katmai National Park in Alaska compete in the annual Fat Bear Week contest after a summer of eating salmon. The public votes online in a single-elimination tournament for the bear they ...

The brawny bruins on the Alaska Peninsula are ready to brawl it out to see which will win this year’s fattest bear title in the wildly popular annual online voting contest known as Fat Bear Week. The ...

Get your popcorn (and maybe a plate of salmon sashimi) ready: Fat Bear Week, the annual competition to crown the rotundest brown bear at Alaska’s Katmai National Park, is back for its 2025 season.