Australian News / 13 October 2022
The fattest bear of them all…
…is Bear 747. He collected the most votes in this year’s Fat Bear Week competition. It’s an annual contest held in Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve where the public’s favourite chunky brown bear is crowned before they head into winter hibernation. Bear 747 is thought to be one of the biggest brown bears on Earth, weighing in at a massive 635kg. But the sizeable bloke nearly didn’t make it to the final after a cheating scandal rocked the competition… 747 was the fan favourite until thousands of votes for his competitor during Sunday’s semi-finals – officials smelt something fishy – and it wasn’t bear breath… After they unearthed a bunch of spam votes, 747 was given his rightful opportunity to win the top honour for the 2nd time. You can bearly believe his luck…
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