Ever since the Brooks River salmon run began, brown bears in Katmai National Park and Preserve have been feasting — and ballooning in size.
also offers bios, with details about the large animals’ equally large personalities.
Sows, or female bears can reach 700 or 800 pounds, she said. For the bears to enter hibernation safely, Boak said, “they need every ounce of fat they can get.”The known record is “42 salmon in 5 1/2 hours,” Boak said, and it was set by 480 Otis, one of the river’s oldest and most well-known bears. The Brooks River bears attract around 10 million virtual visitors to Explore.org’s bear cams each year. Last year, more than 1 million people voted for their favorite fat bear.“We really love that children and teachers follow the bears,” Boak said. There’s even a“You can follow the bears for years and really get to know their lives and their personalities and their soap operas,” Boak said.
“We had 36 cubs arrive here this year,” Boak said. For context, she said that in a normal season, the area would likely see a total of around 100 bears.“We don’t discriminate by age,” Boak said, noting that if a bear is living independent of its mother, it can be in the contest.contest precedes Fat Bear Week, giving cubs a chance to strut their stuff.
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