As a cub, Backpack liked to cling to his mother’s back as she swam across the Brooks River in Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve. All grown up and consi

BWB Earth • 2026-10-01 16:01 UTC • By Billy Odell Tucker-Robinson

As a cub, Backpack liked to cling to his mother’s back as she swam across the Brooks River in Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve. All grown up and considerably heavier, he’s this year's champion of Fat Bear Week. [↧](https://t.co/VmLQVi6sFf) Meet This Year's Chonky…

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