The National Park Service's annual bracket for big, beefy bears will now be announced Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET.
, the lighthearted annual bracket where fans of fat bears get to vote on the fattest of them all, here at. With that being said, it gives us absolutely no pleasure to report that this year’s competition has been postponed because one of the bearsThe rotund competitors were supposed to be revealed on Monday, but the National Park Service respectfully chose to hold the announcement in order to mourn Bear 402, who was killedwhile indulging in a casual salmon hunt yesterday.
It’s a sobering reminder that as much fun as it is for us to vote on bears and their blubber from the safety of our homes, on the other side of the webcam, they’re much closer to the beast fromthan they are to Paddington or the one from the honey bottles. “National parks like Katmai protect not only the wonders of nature, but also the harsh realities,” Matt Johnson, a rep from the National Park Service, added. “Each bear seen on the webcams is competing with others to survive.
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