Posted on Sep 22, 2023
From hangry to chonky: Fat Bear Week is coming
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If you've ever felt hangry, consider this: Brown bears in Alaska woke up this spring after not eating for about 6 months. And no, "hangry" might not be a technical term. But in this case, it's apt.
"That's the term I use," media ranger Naomi Boak of Katmai National Park and Preserve told NPR, speaking from Alaska.
But ever since the sockeye salmon run began on the Brooks River this summer, the bears have been feasting — and ballooning in size. That means it's time for Fat Bear Week, when fans of famous behemoths like Otis, Holly and 747 will vote for the plumpest bear in the land.
If you've ever felt hangry, consider this: Brown bears in Alaska woke up this spring after not eating for about 6 months. And no, "hangry" might not be a technical term. But in this case, it's apt.
"That's the term I use," media ranger Naomi Boak of Katmai National Park and Preserve told NPR, speaking from Alaska.
But ever since the sockeye salmon run began on the Brooks River this summer, the bears have been feasting — and ballooning in size. That means it's time for Fat Bear Week, when fans of famous behemoths like Otis, Holly and 747 will vote for the plumpest bear in the land.
From hangry to chonky: Fat Bear Week is coming
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