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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…
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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 how his mother Holly adjusted to…
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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 results, voting times and the champion…
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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 sculptor and learn how the Fawnskin…
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How to watch Jackie’s memorial on October 3
Watch Jackie’s October 3 memorial online. Find the livestream and ceremony times, official viewing channels and what’s planned at Bear…
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Why Bear 910 has a number instead of a name
Bear 910 is one of Fat Bear Week 2026’s Final Fat Four, but she still has no conventional nickname. Here’s…
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Fat Bear Week 2026 semifinals are set with 132 Family, 910, Backpack and Bucky
Fat Bear Week 2026 is down to 132 Family, 910, 89 Backpack and 164 Bucky. Here’s how the semifinal bracket…
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Chile’s golden retriever police puppies finished the parade, then fell asleep
Chile’s young golden retrievers appeared at the September 19 Gran Parada Militar as part of their early socialization. After the…
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Bucky ends Chunk’s title defense in Fat Bear Week 2026
Bucky ended Chunk’s Fat Bear Week title defense with 118,731 votes. His rise at Brooks River adds another story to…
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