Fat Bear Week has a champion: All hail 480 Otis
Who is the fattest bear of all? For the fourth time, the answer is 480 Otis, a brown bear who didn't let his lack of two canine teeth stop him from packing on the pounds.
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Bear Attack Prompts Some Blue Ridge Parkway Restrictions
A bear attack has prompted some closures and restrictions on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville.
Repeatedly Confronted By A Bear, A Man Is Rescued After He Writes 'SOS' On A Shack
A man in Alaska, who said that he had been mauled by a bear and that the animal had returned to his camp and harassed him every night for a week, was rescued by the Coast Guard.
A Teen Shoves A Bear To Save Her Family's Dogs
Video of the terrifying encounter in a Southern California backyard shows Hailey Morinico using both hands to push the bear off a wall and break up the bear vs. dog confrontation.
Stuffed With Sockeye Salmon, 'Holly' Wins 'Fat Bear Week' Heavyweight Title
The annual competition is put on by Alaska's Katmai National Park & Preserve to choose the fattest bear. This year, Holly beat out Lefty in the championship round, winning more than 80% of the votes.
It's Fat Bear Week In Alaska's Katmai National Park — Time To Fill Out Your Bracket
Bears preparing for hibernation need to eat as much as they can for the winter. In Alaska, this habit has turned into an Ursine March Madness with bears going head-to-head to see who is the fattest.
Mother Bears Are Staying With Their Cubs Longer, Study Finds
In many parts of the world, it is illegal to shoot a brown bear with cubs. The restrictions have made mother bears more likely to spend an extra year with their cubs.
Bears Can Face Summer Challenges In Roadside Zoos
Even when the Animal Welfare Act is followed, bears may not live in conditions that many would find reasonable for such large, intelligent animals to flourish, says anthropologist Barbara J. King.
British Columbia Will Ban Grizzly Bear Trophy Hunting
The policy still allows people to hunt the bears for food but blocks all hunting of grizzlies in the Great Bear Rainforest. Environmental groups are celebrating but concerned about possible loopholes.
Colorado Camp Counselor Awakes To Find Bear Biting His Head
"The crunching noise was I guess the teeth scraping against the skull as it dug in," said the 19-year-old counselor. Officials say they have trapped and killed the bear they think was responsible.