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September 19, 2025

What to know about Fat Bear Week, and the brawny bruins ready to battle for the title

By MARK THIESSEN
Associated Press

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The event has exploded online, and more than 1 million votes were cast last year.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — 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.


 
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