With her blonde ears and bodacious bod, 128 “Grazer” defeated 32 “Chunk” in the Fat Bear Week finale.
champion. It’s the first title for the fierce mother and expert angler, who defeated 32 “Chunk” in the Fat Bear Tuesday final by more than 85,000 votes.
“The girls did really well this year,” said Naomi Boak, a media ranger at Katmai National Park and Preserve. “It was the year of the sow.”has built a reputation for being a warrior mother, quick to challenge any of the top bears at Brooks River to protect her family. That behavior led fans to turn her name into a verb “32 Chunk had a great year,” Fitz said. “You can just look at his body size and tell that he ate a lot of fish.”But on Tuesday, early results showed Grazer trouncing Chunk.
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