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It’s officially Fat Bear Week at an Alaskan national park — meet this year’s competitors
Beadnose isn’t a contender this year, as she wasn’t spotted at Katmai at all this summer.
The competition begins October 2. Up first, 775 Lefty. He has made it to the second round that will begin on Friday.
“Known as the head bobbing lip-fisher, 775 Lefty entertained many a Brooks Camp visitor with his fishing prowess . 775 Lefty didn’t settle for leftovers. His spot on the river fed him a slippery salmon buffet,” wrote Katmai National Park on Facebook.
Lefty earned over 15,000 likes, easily beating out Otis.
Lefty is up against this two-time champion, 480 Otis, on the first day of voting. In an upset, he’s already been knocked out in the first round.
According to Katmai, “two-time Fat Bear Week champion, 480 Otis, gets his substantial size by practicing a ‘move less, eat more’ fishing technique. This zen-master’s famous figure has earned him this spot in the fat bear bracket for the 5th time.”
Otis earned a respectable 3,600 likes on Facebook, but it wasn’t enough to push him ahead of Lefty.
The other two competitors of the first day are two ladies. Here’s 402. She squeaked by into round two.
According to the park, “402 is the ultimate multitasker. She managed to put on a healthy heft, keep her cubbies chubby, and throw in some fishing lessons along the way.” Yep, she’s a working mom.
402 garnered 7,400 likes, giving her the edge over Divot.
She was up against return competitor 854 Divot, who made it all the way to the final four last year — but this year, Divot didn’t even make it past round one.
Katmai called Divot “Brooks River’s resident heartbreaker this season.” She didn’t need anyone’s help getting thick for this winter.
Even though Divot is a fan favorite, she only earned 5,300 likes. Not enough to make it to round two on Friday.
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