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Fat Bear Week 2023
National Park Service ^ | 10-4-23

Posted on 10/04/2023 12:11:50 PM PDT by SJackson

What is Fat Bear Week?

Fat Bear Week is a celebration of success and survival. It is a way to celebrate the resilience, adaptability and strength of Katmai’s brown bears. Bears are matched against each other in a tournament style competition and online visitors can vote on which bear is ultimately crowned the Fat Bear Week 2023 Champion. Over the course of the week, virtual visitors learn more about the lives and histories of individual bears while also gaining a greater understanding of Katmai’s ecosystem through a series of live events hosted on explore.org. Join us this Fat Bear Week October 4-10 and vote daily from 8am - 5pm AKDT at fatbearweek.org!

You can see more pictures of the bears in this year's competition on Katmai's Flickr page.

Meet the Bears of Fat Bear Week 2023

(Excerpt) Read more at nps.gov ...


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1 posted on 10/04/2023 12:11:50 PM PDT by SJackson
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To: Iowa Granny; Ladysmith; Diana in Wisconsin; JLO; sergeantdave; damncat; phantomworker; joesnuffy; ..
Outdoors/Rural/wildlife/hunting/hiking/backpacking/National Parks/animals list please FR mail me to be on or off . And ping me is you see articles of interest.
2 posted on 10/04/2023 12:12:41 PM PDT by SJackson (In a war of ideas it is people who get killed.)
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To: SJackson

I saw the headline and thought it was yet another homosexual pride event.


3 posted on 10/04/2023 12:15:29 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Democrats' version of MAGA: Making America the Gulag Archipelago )
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To: SJackson

Another Stacy Abrams thread?.......................


4 posted on 10/04/2023 12:15:35 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Haven’t we heard enough about Michelle?


5 posted on 10/04/2023 12:17:16 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Red Badger

(I was gonna say...)

😂🤣🤣🤣


6 posted on 10/04/2023 12:18:01 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: SJackson

No polar bears? Racist!


7 posted on 10/04/2023 12:18:06 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: KarlInOhio

Ditto


8 posted on 10/04/2023 12:22:53 PM PDT by Fledermaus (It's time to get rid of the Three McStooges; Mitch, Kevin and Ronna!)
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To: SJackson

Is This the Place where
Timothy Treadwell became
The Main Course with Amy
For desert Exactly 20 yrs Ago?
.
To the Day !
Bon Appétit


9 posted on 10/04/2023 12:23:05 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (The Truman Show)
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To: SJackson

Hadn’t heard of this contest before now, is it too late for me to compete?


10 posted on 10/04/2023 12:38:02 PM PDT by AndyTheBear (Certified smarter than average for my species)
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To: SJackson

And the winner can still run 30 miles per hour and crush your skull like a grape!

Boys, we are going to need a bigger gun!


11 posted on 10/04/2023 12:43:23 PM PDT by Species8472 (Don't celebrate sin!)
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To: AndyTheBear

Competition is still going on. Go to the site to learn about the contestants and then go to the voting site!


12 posted on 10/05/2023 2:10:31 PM PDT by Silentgypsy (In my defense, I was left unsupervised.)
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To: Silentgypsy

But I wanted to be a contestant.


13 posted on 10/05/2023 2:28:27 PM PDT by AndyTheBear (Certified smarter than average for my species)
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To: AndyTheBear

Oh, for goodness’ sake, don’t give up so easily! Tell them you identify as a better-late-than-never bear or something.


14 posted on 10/05/2023 2:34:10 PM PDT by Silentgypsy (In my defense, I was left unsupervised.)
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