FAT BEAR WEEK  

spunkycumfun 63M/69F
29487 posts
10/11/2021 10:07 am
FAT BEAR WEEK

Brown Bears on the Brooks Falls, Alaska:


Fat Bear Week 2021 draw:


Forget the Ryder Cup, Super Bowl, Challenge Cup, Olympics, Wimbledon, Indian Premier League, Stanley Cup, America’s Cup, World Series and FA Cup, Fat Bear Week beats the lots of them for excitement!

Fat Bear Week is an annual competition whereby people get the chance to vote for the fattest bear in Alaska’s Katmai National Park, a wilderness containing more bears than humans. This year’s Fat Bear Week took place from 29 September to 5 October.

Fat Bear Week is a single elimination tournament. For each set of two bears drawn together, people vote for the fattest bear to advance to the next round until only one fat bear will be crowned champion of Fat Bear Week.

In preparation for hibernation during the winter months when brown bears lose one-third of their body weight, bears gorge on sockeye salmon from late June to mid-October. The bears go fishing on Brooks River and Bristol Bay, with Brooks Falls being a particular favourite fishing spot.


Did you vote in the Fat Bear Week competition?
What fat bear below gets your vote to be the supreme champion?


This year’s Fat Bear Week winner was a 25 year-old bear named Otis. He also voted the fattest bear in 2014, 2016 and 2017. This bear definitely loves his salmon!

Last year, 747 was voted the fattest bear; in 2019, Holly was declared the fattest bear; and in 2018 and 2015, Beadnose was crowned the fattest bear.

Over 793,000 votes were cast in this year’s Fat Bear Week contest; incredibly, that’s over twice the number of votes cast in last year’s presidential election in Alaska. I shouldn’t scoff because Fat Bear Week is open to voters from across America and all over the world.


Otis:


747:


Holly:


Beadnose:


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
10/11/2021 10:09 am

Let’s see whether the site’s algorithms work by deleting this post on animals!


lok4fun500 M
51906 posts
10/11/2021 10:28 am

No voting here! I would pick #4!


Paulxx001 67M
22642 posts
10/11/2021 10:49 am

Hmmm... Who knew? 🤔
I'd rather have a fat one chase me, than one who's been exercising and keeping fit... I guess. ❗ ❗ 😎


pagancountrygirl 66F
6466 posts
10/11/2021 11:29 am

I did not know about this contest....and I used to lived in Alaska! Great idea, though!
I agree with lok4fun....#4 is a real roly poly of a bear.

Pagan
Hmmmm....I know I left that wand around here somewhere!


smartasswoman 66F  
35813 posts
10/11/2021 11:39 am

I just heard about this on one of my podcasts, it must now officially be a viral event.

I wish MY body worked that way, that I could gorge myself for several months and then lose it all before the next spring. Then again, I don't particularly want to sleep away half the year...


scottv69 61M
6791 posts
10/11/2021 11:57 am

cool pics


staci_19702 53T
3767 posts
10/11/2021 12:07 pm

Beadnose! Looks huge!!

Have a great day! 💋
Staci


Tmptrzz 61F  
107039 posts
10/11/2021 1:18 pm

I seen this the other night on our World News, Otis weighs one thousand pounds that's one big bear. I didn't even know about this until the other night.

I hope your Monday is a great start to your week..

Seduce the mind and see what a wonderful adventure the body will take you on..


scoupe42 60M

10/11/2021 7:23 pm

Them Bears are a bunch of Fat-Fucks!


G000dbuddy 36M
1676 posts
10/11/2021 8:35 pm

you have great imagination

goodbuddy781


PonyGirl1965 58F
22090 posts
10/11/2021 8:37 pm

I love bears!


TicklePlease 56F  
13851 posts
10/12/2021 3:56 am

Love these fat bear brackets, they all look so cute and cuddly... from behind my computer screen!

btw we also have this thing called "March Mammal Madness" where tournament brackets are filled with the craziest animals all duking it out to see who wins. I suppose it helps to be a fan of American college basketball in order to get the title joke, but a bracket is a bracket is a bracket around the world right?


pal334 69M  
45821 posts
10/12/2021 5:32 am

I feel crushed, I missed the competion . If I had a vote, it would be Otis

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lindoboy100 61M
23969 posts
10/12/2021 10:04 am

1. Yes, but......
2. I spoiled my ballot because Balou wasn't in it, and Otis couldnae sing!!!


citizen4722 66M  
74582 posts
10/12/2021 11:47 am

I like fat bears because they will pass on skinny blokes like me


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
10/15/2021 4:51 am

    Quoting lok4fun500:
    No voting here! I would pick #4!
Beadnose, number four, is one fat bear!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
10/15/2021 4:52 am

    Quoting Paulxx001:
    Hmmm... Who knew? 🤔
    I'd rather have a fat one chase me, than one who's been exercising and keeping fit... I guess. ❗ ❗ 😎
That's smart thinking - a fat, stuffed bear is better than a thin, hungry bear is much better to come across!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
10/15/2021 4:53 am

    Quoting pagancountrygirl:
    I did not know about this contest....and I used to lived in Alaska! Great idea, though!
    I agree with lok4fun....#4 is a real roly poly of a bear.
I only found out about Fat Bear Week when it was featured on the news here in the UK.
Beadnose, the number four bear, is definitely a roly-poly!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
10/15/2021 4:55 am

    Quoting smartasswoman:
    I just heard about this on one of my podcasts, it must now officially be a viral event.

    I wish MY body worked that way, that I could gorge myself for several months and then lose it all before the next spring. Then again, I don't particularly want to sleep away half the year...
Fat Bear Week featured on the news here in England. It's now an international contest; perhaps some Russian bears will enter next year!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
10/15/2021 4:56 am

I'm pleased you liked the fat bear photos.
Thanks for stopping by.


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
10/15/2021 4:56 am

I'm surprised Beadnose didn't win Fat Bear Week!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
10/15/2021 4:57 am

    Quoting Tmptrzz:
    I seen this the other night on our World News, Otis weighs one thousand pounds that's one big bear. I didn't even know about this until the other night.

    I hope your Monday is a great start to your week..
I don't want fat bear Otis sitting on me!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
10/15/2021 4:58 am

    Quoting  :

Fat Bear Week is going global; the Russian bears will enter the contest next year!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
10/15/2021 4:58 am

    Quoting scoupe42:
    Them Bears are a bunch of Fat-Fucks!
As you say, those bears are fat fucks!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
10/15/2021 4:59 am

My imagination sometimes gets carried away!
Thanks for stopping by.


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
10/15/2021 5:19 am

I love bears too ... but from a safe distance!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
10/15/2021 5:20 am

    Quoting  :

I hope you get to vote in next year's Fat Bear Week!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
10/15/2021 5:21 am

    Quoting TicklePlease:
    Love these fat bear brackets, they all look so cute and cuddly... from behind my computer screen!

    btw we also have this thing called "March Mammal Madness" where tournament brackets are filled with the craziest animals all duking it out to see who wins. I suppose it helps to be a fan of American college basketball in order to get the title joke, but a bracket is a bracket is a bracket around the world right?
Whenever there's brackets, there's a good contest going on!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
10/15/2021 5:22 am

    Quoting pal334:
    I feel crushed, I missed the competion . If I had a vote, it would be Otis
There'll be next year's Fat Bear Week to vote in. I'm sure Otis will start out favourite.


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
10/15/2021 5:23 am

    Quoting  :

Not only will the bears be getting fat, the bookmakers will also be getting fat collecting the bets during Fat Bear Week!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
10/15/2021 5:24 am

    Quoting lindoboy100:
    1. Yes, but......
    2. I spoiled my ballot because Balou wasn't in it, and Otis couldnae sing!!!
Let's hope Balou enters next year's Fat Bear Week!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
10/15/2021 5:25 am

    Quoting citizen4722:
    I like fat bears because they will pass on skinny blokes like me
Also fat bears can't run as fast as skinny, hungry bears!


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