Holly Was Crowned 'Queen of Corpulence' in Alaska's Fat Bear Week Contest

Over the past week, the employees of Katmai National Park have been asking people to vote, March Madness-style, on which bear has grown the fattest over the summer. The park has posted picture matchups of bear pairs on its Facebook page, and the public got to choose the fattest with their "likes." This yearly contest began in 2014, and every year it becomes even more of a viral sensation. 

Today, a day the park calls "Fat Bear Tuesday," the contest is over. A most-round bear named 435 Holly took the grand prize.

"She is fat," the park's announcement of the winner reads. "She is fabulous. She is 435 Holly. ... All hail Holly whose healthy heft will help her hibernate until the spring. Long live the Queen of Corpulence!"

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    Text - MaSon of Sam @masonmennenga tired: hot girl summer wired: fat bear fall @NPR 15h NPR we have no choice but to stan n.pr/2Vq7ajz 5:45 pm 9 Oct 2019 Twitter Web App 2.2K Likes 466 Retweets >
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    Vertebrate - Charlie Warzel @cwarzel fat bear week is my version of the oscars. this year's winner is a true champion npr.org/2019/10/09/768...
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    Run by Katmai National Park in Alaska, this year's contest involved 12 bears, with only one emerging triumphant following a public vote:

    Brown bear - 402 July 10,2019 402 September 21, 2019
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    Brown bear - 128 Grazer July 10, 2019 128 Grazer September 21, 2019
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    Brown bear - 909 June 24, 2019 909 September 17, 2019
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    Mammal - 482 Light Cub September 20, 2019 482 Light Cub June 21, 2019
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    Brown bear - 747 September 1O, 2019 747 July 16, 2019
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    Vertebrate - 775 Lefty July 10, 2019 775 Lefty September 21, 2019
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    Brown bear - 854 Divot September 22, 2019 854 Divot July 5, 2019
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    Brown bear - 32 Chunk, July 19, 2019 32 Chunk, Sept 10, 2019
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    Mammal - 151 Walker September 8, 2019 151 Walker July 26, 2019
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