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Backpack wins Fat Bear Week 2026 by 5,081 votes
Bear 89 Backpack defeated Bear 910 by 5,081 votes to win Fat Bear Week 2026, completing a story that began at Brooks River two decades ago.
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Animals and nature
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Backpack wins Fat Bear Week 2026 by 5,081 votes
Bear 89 Backpack defeated Bear 910 by 5,081 votes to win Fat Bear Week…
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How Bear 89 earned the name Backpack
Discover how Bear 89 became Backpack, why his nickname predates his leg injury, and…
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Fat Bear Week 2026 final pairs two champions’ offspring
910 faces 89 Backpack in the Fat Bear Week 2026 final. See the semifinal…
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Jackie the bald eagle’s new monument captures her in flight
Jackie’s new wooden monument captures the Big Bear bald eagle in flight. Meet its…
Science and space
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Bolivia’s new wild cat already had a local name
Meet Leopardus tilcayo, Bolivia’s newly described wild cat, and learn how genetics clarified its…
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Can screwworm be treated? What the Texas horse case means
Screwworm can be treated, but prevention drugs have limits. What the Texas horse case…
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Why a record El Niño wouldn’t guarantee a record winter
El Niño could reach historic strength in 2026. Here’s why local storms, temperatures and…
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Ontario wildfire smoke stretched across the Great Lakes and into the U.S.
A NASA satellite image shows smoke from Ontario wildfires moving across Canada, the Great…
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