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A towering brown bear named Chunk, distinctive for his broken jaw, has finally clinched victory in the popular Fat Bear Week contest, marking his first win after three consecutive years of narrowly missing out in second place.

The annual online competition invites the public to observe 12 bears in Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve through live webcams. Viewers cast ballots in a bracket-style, single-elimination tournament that spans a week.

Officially known as Bear 32, Chunk triumphed over Bear 856 in the final bracket, according to totals on the organisers' website. Contest organisers estimated Chunk’s impressive weight at 1,200 pounds, not weighing individual bears directly due to safety concerns.

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[-] treadful@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

I think they're just wondering how, like they asked.

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