{"id":109910,"date":"2024-10-03T12:32:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T05:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=109910"},"modified":"2024-10-03T12:32:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T05:32:52","slug":"fat-bear-week-begins-after-contestants-fatal-river-mauling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=109910","title":{"rendered":"Fat Bear Week begins after contestant&#8217;s fatal river mauling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 ejjhCR\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/ecab\/live\/5d3080c0-8119-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/ecab\/live\/5d3080c0-8119-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/ecab\/live\/5d3080c0-8119-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/ecab\/live\/5d3080c0-8119-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/ecab\/live\/5d3080c0-8119-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/ecab\/live\/5d3080c0-8119-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/ecab\/live\/5d3080c0-8119-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/ecab\/live\/5d3080c0-8119-11ef-ad45-893aa022fcbc.jpg.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Getty Images Bear in river\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Former four time Fat Bear Week Champion Otis<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The annual Fat Bear Week contest has begun in Alaska, just days after one of the contestants was killed by a rival.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The competition, which started a decade ago, allows viewers to select their favourite brown bear after the animals have fattened up by gorging on salmon in preparation for winter.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">But the beginning of this year&#8217;s contest was delayed by one day after a female bear was killed by a male bear on Monday.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The entire incident was captured on film as cameras were already set up in anticipation of the contest, which is livestreamed around the world each year.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Voters can pick between a dozen contestants for the crown of Fat Bear at Alaska\u2019s Katmai National Park.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">But a pall was cast over this year&#8217;s event when one of the competitors, bear 402, was fatally mauled by bear 469 on Monday in the Brooks River for reasons that remain unclear.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;National parks like Katmai protect not only the wonders of nature, but also the harsh realities,&#8221; Katmai National Park and Preserve said in a statement.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;Each bear seen on the webcams is competing with others to survive.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 gfTVSf\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/86c0\/live\/cd0def30-811a-11ef-9b48-e349ac7684fc.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/86c0\/live\/cd0def30-811a-11ef-9b48-e349ac7684fc.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/86c0\/live\/cd0def30-811a-11ef-9b48-e349ac7684fc.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/86c0\/live\/cd0def30-811a-11ef-9b48-e349ac7684fc.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/86c0\/live\/cd0def30-811a-11ef-9b48-e349ac7684fc.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/86c0\/live\/cd0def30-811a-11ef-9b48-e349ac7684fc.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/86c0\/live\/cd0def30-811a-11ef-9b48-e349ac7684fc.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/86c0\/live\/cd0def30-811a-11ef-9b48-e349ac7684fc.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Courtesy of M. Carenza Grazer\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Courtesy of M. Carenza<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Every year brown bears from the national park devour dozens of salmon a day along the Brooks River with the intention of bulking up before winter.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Twelve bears are chosen for the Fat Bear Week bracket and fans can vote online to decide the winner.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Among the contestants this year is the 2023 champion, Grazer, who is a mother raising her first cub.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Last year&#8217;s runner-up, Chunk, has yet to secure the title.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/8f6e\/live\/dbc3f4c0-811a-11ef-9b48-e349ac7684fc.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/8f6e\/live\/dbc3f4c0-811a-11ef-9b48-e349ac7684fc.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/8f6e\/live\/dbc3f4c0-811a-11ef-9b48-e349ac7684fc.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/8f6e\/live\/dbc3f4c0-811a-11ef-9b48-e349ac7684fc.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/8f6e\/live\/dbc3f4c0-811a-11ef-9b48-e349ac7684fc.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/8f6e\/live\/dbc3f4c0-811a-11ef-9b48-e349ac7684fc.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/8f6e\/live\/dbc3f4c0-811a-11ef-9b48-e349ac7684fc.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/8f6e\/live\/dbc3f4c0-811a-11ef-9b48-e349ac7684fc.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\" NPS Photo\/T. Carmack Chunk\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\"> NPS Photo\/T. Carmack<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Chunk<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Over the past 10 years the competition has grown from a one-day event with 1,700 votes to a worldwide weeklong celebration.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Nearly 1.4 million votes were cast from more than 100 countries in 2023, according to Katmai Conservancy and Explore.org, which help organise the event.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Fans can vote on Explore.org&#8217;s website every day of the seven-day competition.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">A winner will be announced 8 October.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c1d5049xy50o\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Images Former four time Fat Bear Week Champion Otis The annual Fat Bear Week contest has begun in Alaska, just days after one of the contestants was killed by &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=109910\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-109910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=109910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109910\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=109910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=109910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=109910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}