2021’s Best Fat Bears, Ranked

The most tremendous clock time of the year is back , sister . On Wednesday , the National Park Service will quetch off its annualFat Bear Week rivalry .

The agency whetted our appetency for ursa chonkus withFat Bear Junior Week , but now the most rotund bears of the Brooks River are quick to battle it out . The contest is held each year to honor bear who have satiate on red salmon salmon and other delicacies in preparation for hibernation . Katmai National Park and Preserve coupled with explore.org let the hoi polloi vote on a XII of the portliest bear in a angle bracket - style tourney . Last year , more than 600,000 voted on the wall bracket .

The bear brackets have been set . The tourney starts tomorrow . Yes , all fat bear are good . But some juicy bears are the good . Here ’s who I opine should be in the top five this year , based on cuteness , charisma , and , most importantly , fatness . This is a unequivocal and highly strict ranking . If you would wish to win your , what I can imagine , very competitive office consortium , take heed of this vital resourcefulness .

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