A mother bear and two cubs in Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. David Tipling / Education Images / Universal Images Group via Getty Images With winter drawing near, it’s time for the ...

The mother-daughter duo originally thought the small, black figure was a skunk, but panic set in when they realized it was a cub.

In a storyline better befitting a melodrama than a popularity vote, Grazer won her second Fat Bear Contest Tuesday by defeating the male behemoth that killed her cub this summer. Grazer beat Chunk by ...

It's time for everyone's favorite bracket battle — Fat Bear Week. The annual online contest returns to Katmai National Park in Alaska as massive brown bears gorge, bulk up and compete for the internet ...