The fattest bear was chosen in Alaska: the female who savored the salmon won

A large female bear said to have "skill and endurance" has won Fat Bear Week, an annual competition to see which Alaskan bear can put on the most pounds before hibernation. Who won this year, the publication said The Guardian.

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The winning female bear, 128 Grazer, beat out 11 other bears living in Katmai National Park in Alaska to win the title in an online vote.

With this, the 128 Grazer joins the illustrious list of Fat Bear Week winners, beating some of them by weight.

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“Congratulations to 2023 Fat Bear Week champion 128 Grazer,” the National Park Service said in a Facebook post. “Grazer’s resilience and strength embody the fortitude of Katmai Park’s brown bears.”

Winning the title was not easy. Along the way, 128 Grazer encountered 747, a two-time Brown Bear Week winner that Katmai National Park described as "very fat" by the end of the week.

128 Grazer went through three rounds of voting before being put in front of 32 Chunk, “a mountain with a protruding butt,” according to national park officials.

As part of Fat Bear Week, fans can vote for one of two contenders. The winner moves on to the next round, where he will have to fight another bear. 128 Grazer proved to be a real favorite among voters, who watched with delight as she "filled her mouth with salmon."

“128 Grazer's combination of skill and toughness makes her one of Brooks River's most formidable, successful and adaptable bears, well prepared for the winter,” the National Park Service said.

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The 128 Grazer was brought to Katmai in 2005. Since then, the bear has “become one of the best fishermen” in the region and raised two litters of cubs.

According to Katmai National Park officials, 128 Grazer, being a "particularly defensive mother," attacked larger male bears in defense of her cubs, and some larger bears actively avoided her.

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