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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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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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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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Bear 132’s reunited family advances in Fat Bear Week with 171,619 votes
Bear 132 and her three cubs received the highest vote total in Fat Bear Week’s first four completed contests. Their…
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Fat Bear Week 2026 adds voting time after opening-day overload
Fat Bear Week 2026 extended its opening matchups after record turnout overloaded the polls. Here’s what changed and how to…
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Bear 132’s missing cub came home. Now the family enters Fat Bear Week together
One of Bear 132’s three cubs spent several days alone at Brooks River before reuniting with its mother. Their 2026…
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