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Meet the 2023 winner of Katmai National Park in Alaska, as well as the other 10 brown bears who gather at Brooks Falls to catch and eat the migrating sockeye salmon ahead of winter hibernation.
Otis, also known as Grizzly 480 (born c. 1996), is a grizzly bear living in Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. He is best known for winning Fat Bear Week four times: in 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2021. [1] His appearances on Katmai bear cameras and in Fat Bear Week earned him an online following, and Katmai named a fund after the bear. [2 ...
Brooks Falls is a waterfall located within Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. Located on the Brooks River a mile and a half (2.4 km) from Brooks Lake and an equal distance from Naknek Lake , the falls are famous for watching salmon leap over the 6 foot (1.8 m) falls to get to their Brooks Lake spawning grounds. [ 1 ]
The Fat Bear Week 2024 bracket reveal was postponed after a male bear attacked and killed a female bear at Brooks River in Alaska Monday. ... Bear family plays near Brooks Falls.
It serves as the backdrop for the annual Fat Bear Week competition. The national park is home to approximately 2,200 Alaska peninsula brown bears. [2] [3] Live webcams are placed at Brooks Falls and along the Brooks River, allowing the public to view the bears. [5]
Last year, 128 Grazer, a mama bear who arrived at Brooks Falls in 2005 and has raised two litters of cubs, was crowned the winner. “The Hungry Games: Alaska’s Big Bear Challenge,” which is ...
Bear catches salmon at Brooks Falls. Weather at Katmai is variable, though reliably rainy or drizzly. Summer high temperatures average about 63 °F (17 °C) and winter lows are between −4 and 40 °F (−20 and 4 °C). Fall is somewhat drier than the rest of the year, and warm days can occur year-round.
The contestants for 2024’s Fat Bear Week contest were revealed Tuesday night, but only after a deadly bear-on-bear attack at Alaska’s Katmai National Park on Monday delayed the announcement.