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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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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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Could a wild bear’s broken jaw be repaired? Why Chunk’s case is different
Readers following Chunk’s story after Fat Bear Week 2026 expanded to 16 entries have asked a fair question: if a…
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