- Bear 89, nicknamed Backpack, was crowned champion of Fat Bear Week after beating Bear 910 in the final matchup.
- Backpack won with 103,334 votes to Bear 910's 98,253 in the online tournament hosted by Katmai National Park and Preserve.
- The 12th annual single-elimination tournament featured 16 brown bears competing to demonstrate their vital pre-hibernation weight gain along Alaska's Brooks River.
- Last year's champion, Chunk, was eliminated in the first round by Bucky, who subsequently lost to Backpack.
- The competition aims to educate the public about coastal brown bears, which consume dozens of salmon daily to survive winter hibernation.
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