“A fat bear is a sign of a successful bear,” says Andrew LaValle, a park ranger at Katmai National Park in Alaska. Clearly, Bear 409, aka Beadnose, is the picture of success. In a now-viral tweet ...
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And majorly transformed. The 2019 Fat Bear Week champion, bear 435 "Holly," returned to Katmai National Park and Preserve's Brooks River a few days ago, hundreds of pounds lighter — and with a cub.