Saturday, December 28, 2019

The fattest of them all! Holly is crowned Alaska's 'Queen of Corpulence'




Fat Bear Week Alaska announced on Tuesday that grizzly Holly is the latest winner of the viral internet competition. She is pictured above in September

Holly is crowned Alaska's 'Queen of Corpulence' after the brown bear piled on the pounds by not having cubs and spending her time eating salmon to prepare for hibernation. 
Holly's healthy heft will help her hibernate until the spring. 

  • Fat Bear Week in Alaska has become a national internet sensation
  • This year´s champion fat fan favorite is Holly
  • Katmai, in southwestern Alaska, is known for its brown bears, which grow to         massive sizes by gorging on salmon.
    • Holly, who won in a field of 12 contenders, has been single-minded this year in her pursuit of salmon at Brooks Falls, the park´s best-known bear-gathering spot 

    Katmai National Park and Preserve's Facebook page featured photographs of salmon-fattened Katmai brown bears. 
    Bears in the region can weigh up to 1,400 pounds as estimated by the Katmai National Park and Preserve.
    Long live the 'Queen of Corpulence' 

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