Fat Bear Week 2023

Wizz

On several occasions, he was swept downstream or over the waterfall.

omg noooo the little champ

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Wuff

junipersky

806 Spring Cub or bust!!!

Snackness

2023’s contenders are listed now at https://explore.org/meet-the-bears including friends old and new.

Voting starts TOMORROW!

Tez

WOW, I’m not usually much for blondes, but I’m on team Grazer for the adults. COME ON LUCKY NUMBER 128!

Snackness

@Tez Holly’s my fave blond but Grazer sure is looking stout!

junipersky

Those two are HARD to pick from.

Poor Otis looks so skinny!!!

Third Eye

They’re glorious.

I was all in on 747 last year but idk how to root for this year. So many wonderful bears.

Pavel

I’m not usually much for blondes

WOW. Rude.

284 Electra is my hopeful this year. I do love a generational story.

junipersky

I had yo go 806 and 901.

901 because they had the bigger size gain!

Tez

@Pavel I’M ALLOWED TO HAVE PREFERENCES.

Obviously you all voted for Grazer today, but I’d just like you to remember this when 806 Jr. comes up again:

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LOOK AT THAT ROUND LIL BABY.

In related news, I discovered a whole wiki for these bears.

junipersky

@Tez
You can’t deny that glow up!!!

Snackness

Poor old Otis, he’s gotten old-man-skinny.

Tez

@Snackness He got my vote this round anyway. He chubbed up!! He’s lookin better!! I don’t think he’s winning this round though.

Snackness

@Tez I had to go with 901. Otis does look very handsome and less raggedy though.

dvoraen

But can any of these bears say this?
yogi bear

Then you know who the real winner is.

Snackness

Voting opens tomorrow for Match 10, Battle of the Blondes! I DON’T KNOW WHO TO CHOOSE!

eta: also Match 9 if you care about that sort of thing.

Third Eye

I think i want Grazer to take it this year but I DON’T KNOW.

Tez

GRAZER

Snackness

Holly’s my girl, but if I’m voting objectively it’s gotta be Grazer

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