The seven-day event is described as a “celebration of success” in which fans cast votes online for their favorite chunky competitor in tournament-style brackets that begin with 12 bears. They pick the bear they believe best exemplifies winter preparedness by the fat they have accumulated over the summer feeding on the sockeye salmon that return to Brooks River – home to some of the largest brown bears in the world – as they ready themselves for hibernation.
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The seven-day event is described as a “celebration of success” in which fans cast votes online for their favorite chunky competitor in tournament-style brackets that begin with 12 bears. They pick the bear they believe best exemplifies winter preparedness by the fat they have accumulated over the summer feeding on the sockeye salmon that return to Brooks River – home to some of the largest brown bears in the world – as they ready themselves for hibernation.