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A generously girthed brown bear by the name of 480 Otis is again the winner of Fat Bear Week, the fourth time this ursine wonder has claimed the crown.

After a record-breaking week of voting, the Katmai National Park and Preserve named the 2021 Fat Bear Week champion as none of other than the original winner himself — 480 Otis.

A generously girthed brown bear by the name of 480 Otis is again the winner of Fat Bear Week, the fourth time this ursine wonder has claimed the crown.

Katmai's famous Fat Bear Week contest is about to celebrate its tenth anniversary—but for the first time, its biggest star is nowhere to be found. We pay tribute to a true champion.

Rest in Peace." The National Park Service announced they would be postponing the 2024 Fat Bear Week Bracket Reveal until today, October 1 at 4pm PT / 7pm ET as 402 was listed as one of the bears in ...

2014 - 480 Otis 2015 - 409 Beadnose 2016 - 480 Otis 2017 - 480 Otis 2018 - 409 Beadnose 2019 - 435 Holly 2020 - 747 2021 - Fat Bear Junior: 132′s spring cub. Fat Bear Week 2021: 480 Otis 2022 ...

KATMAI NATIONAL PARK, Alaska — Voting has begun for this year’s Fat Bear competition. Who will come out on top? Last year’s winner 747, or multi-year champ Otis? Only time will tell. Fat ...

Voting has begun for this year’s Fat Bear competition. Who will come out on top? Last year’s winner 747, or multi-year champ Otis? Only time will tell.

Let me see, you work, work. And as you can see, the competition is stiff this year, Otis the reigning champ with four Fat Bear Week titles to his name has already been knocked out of the race.

And as you can see, the competition is stiff this year, Otis the reigning champ with four Fat Bear Week titles to his name has already been knocked out of the race.