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Bear 89 'Backpack' wins Alaska's Fat Bear Week competition
NZ Herald · World
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Earlier: It’s the final showdown of Fat Bear Week, and it’s between these two units
- Bear 89 'Backpack' was crowned the new fat bear champion in Alaska.
- Backpack earned his nickname by climbing on his mother's back as a young cub 20 years ago.
- He defeated bear 910, called 'Dancing Queen,' in a contest with a record 16 contenders.
- The annual Fat Bear Week competition has run every year since 2014 at Katmai National Park.
- Brown bears fatten up on sockeye salmon to prepare for winter hibernation.
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