Fat Bear Week begins in Katmai National Park

The Katmai National Park Alaska is home to some beautiful bears and forests, lakes, and mountains. It is here where one of the most interesting annual competitions is held; we are hinting at the Fat Bear Week. It kicks off today and, by the end of it, one of the bears will win the title of the fattest bear in the Brook River 2020.
The tournament sees voters voting for their favourite bear after the Katmai National Park releases names, numbers, and photos of the bears. The entire thing is done in elimination-style, so those who get the most votes go on to the next rounds; each day, the bears will move a step ahead, until there is the ultimate winner.
Just to be clear, gaining weight for a bear is a good thing before they go on to hibernation during the winter months. Large amounts of body fat in bears is, in fact, an indication of good health and that they have better chances of survival. The bears here put on this excess weight during June to mid-October, and so, here we are with the annual competition.

The Brooks River here is a river full of sockeye salmon, and bears can never go hungry as they are plentiful. The park is home to about 2000 brown bears, who can weigh anything between 600 and 900 pounds. The bears eat about 90 pounds of food each day in preparation for the coming months, when they can be in hibernation for about half a year. Their food of choice are salmon, small mammals, berries, flowers, and herbs.
As of now, the defending champion is Holly.