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2026-09-30 23:17
"Backpack" crowned winner of 2026 Fat Bear Week
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The Champion of chonk: Backpack takes the 2026 Fat Bear Week crown at Katmai National Park
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- CBS NewsLean left
After a week of voting, "Backpack" was crowned the winner of this year's Fat Bear Week. He defeated last year's champion, "Chunk," in the final round. Mike Fitz, resident naturalist for Explore.org, joins CBS News to discuss.
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Bear 89, an adult brown bear nicknamed Backpack, is crowned the champion of 2026's Fat Bear Week. The tournament is held annually by Alaska's Katmai national park to celebrate the animals' preparation for winter hibernation. Continue reading...
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"Backpack" defeated a bear known only as "910" in the final round of the annual competition.
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Bear 89 Backpack defeated Bear 910 by just over 5,000 votes in the Fat Bear Week 2026 final at Alaska's Katmai National Park on Brooks River.
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"Backpack" crowned winner of 2026 Fat Bear Week
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"Backpack" crowned winner of 2026 Fat Bear Week
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Backpack is Fat Bear Week's 2026 winner – video
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The Champion of chonk: Backpack takes the 2026 Fat Bear Week crown at Katmai National Park
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Backpack crowned this year's Fat Bear Week winner
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Backpack edges past Dancing Queen to win the Fat Bear Week title
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Backpack Wins Fat Bear Week: The Cute Story Behind His Name
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Gentle giant Backpack wins Alaska’s Fat Bear Week
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Gentle giant Backpack declared winner of Alaska’s Fat Bear Week
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'Backpack' declared Alaska's Fat Bear Week winner
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Gentle Giant Backpack Declared Winner Of Alaska's Fat Bear Week
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Backpack voted Fat Bear Week 2026 winner, beating former champ's offspring
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