In one sitting, the internet-famous fat bear Otis once ate a whopping 42 salmon. That could be some 150,000 calories. Otis, like all the fat brown bears at Katmai National Park and Preserve, must ...

This year, the grizzly bear seen holding a fresh salmon and trudging through the water was late to his usual hunting spot at Katmai National Park. It’s not that Otis hit snooze on his alarm ...

A brown bear (not Otis) stretches out. Getty Images photo. Otis — known for his salmon-catching prowess, where he mostly employs the technique of letting the fish come to him — is a fan ...

Otis, or Bear 480, is one of the most popular bears to watch on Explore.org’s live bear cam, which shows real-time footage of Katmai’s brown bears hunting for salmon in the Brooks River from ...

One of Alaska’s most famous brown bears had his fans worried this year, but the celebrity King Otis has returned to Katmai National Park, albeit fashionably late. Otis, or Bear 480, is one of ...

Another fan favorite and repeat winner is 480 Otis, a male bear who was estimated to weigh more than 900 pounds in 2019. ... “Some bears can eat more than 40 salmon in a day,” Ms. Kraft said, ...

"Salmon are super-important to bear populations in coastal Alaska," said Otis. "(Bears that) eat those protein packets coming upriver are way better off for having done so.

Four-time champion Bear 480, known as Otis, is looking for his fifth title in 2022. Otis was first identified in 2001 and is one of the oldest bears at Brooks River. As Otis ages, it is becoming ...

One of the oldest and most beloved bears in Alaska’s Katmai National Park has arrived for the salmon season just in time. Bear 480 Otis is a brown bear estimated to be about 27 years old, making ...