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IT IS ON! Fat Bear Week 2021 begins this week with the Fat Bear Jr. contest on September 23rd - 24th, then continues with the REAL CHONKERS during Fat Bear Week, September 29th - October 5th. VOTE! VOTE! The site for the history, stats, brackets, and voting: https://explore.org/fat-bear-week " Choose the fattest bear of the year! Some of the largest brown bears on Earth make their home at Brooks River in Katmai National Park, Alaska. Fat Bear Week is an annual tournament celebrating their success in preparation for winter hibernation. Fat Bear Week is a single elimination tournament. From September 29th to October 5th, your vote decides who is the fattest of the fat. For each set of two bears, vote for the bear who you think is the fattest. The bear with the most votes advances. Only one will be crowned champion of Fat Bear Week. Matchups will be open for voting between 12 - 10 p.m. Eastern (9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Pacific). Watch the bears of Brooks River everyday on explore.org. Cameras: https://explore.org/livecams/brown-bears Even the history of the Mt. Katmai / Novarupta eruption is amazing, it is the largest eruption of the 20th century. https://www.nps.gov/articles/aps-v11-i1-c2.htm Brown Bear FAQ: https://www.nps.gov/katm/learn/photosmultimedia/brown-bear-frequently-asked-questions.htm#18 May the fattest bear win!  Of course, remember the guidance for the thread: 
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I think 747 will be coming in for another landing this year.
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Sep 22, 2021 00:08
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747 crew checking in! Dude’s the size of one, he’s got nothing to worry about from these wannabe usurpers. Real magic is in the junior bracket, though.
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Sep 22, 2021 00:11
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CainFortea posted:I think 747 will be coming in for another landing this year. Consider me aboard the 747 train because he’s already absolutely massive
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Sep 22, 2021 00:11
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128 in the junior bracket? You can’t convince me that’s not a doggo wearing a mask 
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Sep 22, 2021 00:16
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Icon Of Sin posted:747 crew checking in! Dude’s the size of one, he’s got nothing to worry about from these wannabe usurpers. Real magic is in the junior bracket, though. I think you mean ursurpers  (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Sep 22, 2021 00:18
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Funkysock posted:I think you mean ursurpers This is a major breach of etiquette.
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Sep 22, 2021 00:26
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Fatties Jr:
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Sep 22, 2021 00:35
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435 looks like the love child of a polar bear. 128 kinda looks like that retouched painting Ecce Homo
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Sep 22, 2021 00:39
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I wanna snuggle 132, I don't care if he mauls me. 747 is an obvious favourite, but I have a good feeling about 812 this year. Chunky mama's got spunk.
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Sep 22, 2021 00:55
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FrozenVent posted:I wanna snuggle 132, I don't care if he mauls me. Man, 812 really got its chonk on last year 
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Sep 22, 2021 01:01
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Hope Otis makes it back to the contest this year: "Otis must compete with larger bears while coping with the signs of aging. He was around four to six years old when he was first identified in 2001, which means he’s now one of the oldest bears at Brooks River. "
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Sep 22, 2021 01:03
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I love you all. I think I'm in on 435 (Junior Div). e: Echoing 747 Senior Division. SquirrelyPSU fucked around with this message at 01:33 on Sep 22, 2021 |
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Sep 22, 2021 01:19
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Also onboard with The Captain, 747, just an absolute unit. Wanna shoutout 32 CHUNK, upcoming contender with a top-tier name and by all accounts just a good dude quote:However, his behavior can also be enigmatic. In recent years he’s shown a tendency to wait patiently to scavenge leftover salmon and even play with other bears. Unsure if this is a winning strategy tho 
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Sep 22, 2021 02:15
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Pigsfeet on Rye posted:Fatties Jr: 909 crew! My daughter loves it’s face, since it looks the most like a puppy’s.
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Sep 22, 2021 02:45
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Hell yeah! Thanks pigsfeet for beating me to the punch. I'll post up my brackets sometime tomorrow. And a donation bet to the otis fund. Fat Bear Week is my favorite week of the year.
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Sep 22, 2021 04:59
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I love Divot. She does a great job getting fat while raising cubs
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Sep 22, 2021 09:00
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Fat Bear week Jr. has been updated, those cubs have made some amazing gains! https://explore.org/meet-the-bears-fat-bear-week-junior
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Sep 22, 2021 19:59
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9JPoz_jesM
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Sep 22, 2021 20:05
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Great explanation video!
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Sep 22, 2021 20:25
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132's cub is very round.
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Sep 22, 2021 21:17
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I'm backing baby 132 based on sheer cuteness. So rotund 435 Holly is a beast tho, the cub might be too.
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Sep 22, 2021 23:48
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Yeah, I kinda like 132's cub too.
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Sep 22, 2021 23:59
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151 Walker looks fat in the most American way possible, I love it. He’s not a healthy fat bear, his arteries are CLOGGED FROM ALL THE KFC DOUBLE DOWNS I TELL YOU WHAT
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Sep 23, 2021 04:40
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435 yearling ain’t even trying IMO, 128 got that one on lock. Can’t see him beating 132 though, that cub is a BEAST
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Sep 23, 2021 20:06
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909's cub is so cute and self reliant, it's alright if she doesn't get the trophy - she vibes well. And yes 132's cub will take it, lawd that's a fluffy Urs
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Sep 23, 2021 20:38
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I really love 909's cub but just couldn't not vote for the shaggy orb that is 132
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Sep 23, 2021 21:54
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I went with 128's yearling  and 132's cub  in the first round. 132's cub may just be fur, but dang that's a chunky fluffball. And 128's yearling is definitely got more bulk than 435's yearling.
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Sep 23, 2021 22:13
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Had to go with 128 and 909 due to awesome chonk and roundness. Also because one's 2^7 and the other one is a drum machine.
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Sep 23, 2021 23:02
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Brute Squad posted:I went with 128's yearling Voted this ticket also
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Sep 23, 2021 23:54
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Voting opens in 15 minutes. 128's yearling is bigger overall for sure, but it's just such a dramatic enchonkening for 132's spring cub.
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Sep 24, 2021 16:47
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Brute Squad posted:128's yearling is bigger overall for sure, but it's just such a dramatic enchonkening for 132's spring cub. If you told me 128's yearling was the same bear in both pictures, I wouldn't quite believe you. That's the standard of a winner.  Edit: now I'm not sure if I was talking about 132 or not. WHATEVER, THEY'RE ALL WINNERS facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 19:13 on Sep 24, 2021 |
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Sep 24, 2021 17:02
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Yeah 132 is extremely chonk, but how cute is 128? Ugh my conviction wavers.
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Sep 24, 2021 17:02
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I ended up going with 132's spring cub. Just an impressive roundness for a cub.
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Sep 24, 2021 17:08
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132's cub all the way 
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Sep 24, 2021 17:09
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132's cub is the most potato, voted.
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Sep 24, 2021 17:18
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Had to go with 132! This was an unfair matchup this early on. I say the brackets were rigged! By the vote results it looks like I have picked the favored winner.
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Sep 24, 2021 17:33
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I like 132, lil' potato in a bearsuit beastie.
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Sep 24, 2021 19:08
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132 may as well be a shaggy basketball
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Sep 24, 2021 21:16
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Was gonna go 128, but my girlfriend insisted we go for 132.
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