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Gentle giant Backpack declared winner of Alaska's Fat Bear Week
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What happenedAfter a week of fierce competition, Backpack emerged victorious as Fat Bear Week champion, the heftiest bear of Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "Gentle giant Backpack declared winner of Alaska's Fat Bear Week". The right frames it as "The Champion of chonk: Backpack takes the 2026 Fat Bear Week crown at Katmai National Park".
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CenterGentle giant Backpack declared winner of Alaska's Fat Bear Week
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Right / center-rightFat Bear Week is over. And the winner is a mama’s boy
Gentle giant Backpack declared winner of Alaska's Fat Bear Week
After a week of fierce competition, Backpack emerged victorious as Fat Bear Week champion, the heftiest bear of Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve.
In the annual battle of the big bears, only one can be the winner. This year, 89 Backpack was crowned the winner of Katmai National Park and Preserve’s Fat Bear Week.
Fat Bear Week is over. And the winner is a mama’s boy
The 12th annual Fat Bear Week ended Tuesday, gathering more than 2.5 million votes and flooding social media feeds the country over with adorable photos and videos of the country’s chubbies...
Gentle giant Backpack declared winner of Alaska's Fat Bear Week
After a week of fierce competition, Backpack emerged victorious as Fat Bear Week champion, the heftiest bear of Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve.
Gentle giant Backpack declared winner of Alaska's Fat Bear Week
After a week of fierce competition, Backpack emerged victorious as Fat Bear Week champion, the heftiest bear of Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve.
Gentle giant Backpack declared winner of Alaska's Fat Bear Week
After a week of fierce competition, Backpack emerged victorious as Fat Bear Week champion, the heftiest bear of Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve.
Gentle giant Backpack declared winner of Alaska's Fat Bear Week
After a week of fierce competition, Backpack emerged victorious as Fat Bear Week champion, the heftiest bear of Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve.
Gentle giant Backpack declared winner of Alaska's Fat Bear Week
After a week of fierce competition, Backpack emerged victorious as Fat Bear Week champion, the heftiest bear of Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve.
