747 is the largest bear known to use the Brooks River to stock up on salmon, potentially weighing as much as 1,400 pounds, according to the park. — statement from the Katmai National Park and ...

Fat Bear Week kicked off at Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve on ... He was a real contender, making it all the way to the final two before 747 knocked him out. In his first matchup ...

Katmai National Park Bear 747 showing off their impressive gut during a river hunting session The park is home to the Brooks River - a major salmon run which provides an abundance of food for some ...

Fat Bear Week at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska ... Lefty beat out 480 Otis, 32 Chunk, and 747 for his spot in the finals. He missed taking the crown by just a hair when 435 Holly ...

Brown bears in Katmai need to eat a year's worth of food ... 1,200lb; and bear number 747, a two-time Fat Bear Week champion, weighing roughly the same. The bear looking for the most Hollywood ...

Katmai National Park ranger Sarah Bruce said ... a bear so large he was given the number of the equally massive airplane, Bear 747. One of the biggest bears ate 42 salmon In the other half of ...

They’re the prelude to the pre-hibernation bulking season – a period made famous by Katmai National Park’s viral Fat Bear ...