Fat Bear Week is back, and 16 extremely well-fed brown bears are ready to battle for one of the most coveted crowns in the animal kingdom. Katmai National Park and Preserve and Explore.org have ...

The winner of Fat Bear Week 2026 is … Backpack! The people voted him the chonkiest chunk at Katmai National Park this season. He’s the son of former 2019 winner, Holly. Congrats, Backpack! Image via ...

The couple, who married in November 2022, announced their pregnancy in March Tay Lautner/Taylor Lautner/Instagram; Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Taylor Lautner and Tay Lautner are officially ...

Sixteen bears are facing off for Fat Bear Week 2026, the highly anticipated tournament among the chunkiest bears at the Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. The bracket for this year's ...

Call them fat. Call them corpulent. Call them rotund. The bears are back in town and bigger than ever. By Madison Malone Kircher Call them fat. Call them corpulent. Call them rotund, portly, ...

Bear 132 found her lost cub while Bear 909 lost both her cubs, one in an attack by another bear competing today. By Popular Science Team Updated Sep 24, 2026 10:01 AM EDT Add Popular Science (opens in ...

A couple’s beloved French bulldog died saving its owners from a bear as the wild animal attacked them in the backyard of their rural Northern California home. Jeff and Mallory Wilson were in their ...

Agencies in at least 15 states have reported increased calls this year, as drought and population growth drive the animals closer to people in search of food. They climb through bedroom windows and ...

Have you ever wondered how nature photographers and videographers blend into the background when filming wild animals? Well, apparently, they don't always, and they inadvertently become part of the ...

Kyle Orton was a success story as a Bears backup quarterback, leading them to the playoffs as a rookie in 2005 and starting 15 games in 2008. Jonathan Daniel / Getty Images At some point in the future ...

“We are heartbroken that she ever had to be in the position to fight for her life,” owner Mallory Wilson said in memory of her dog, Cassie GoFundMe A French bulldog named Cassie saved her owners, Jeff ...