Hibernation – Fusion Nepal

Welcome to Fat Bear Week at Mashable! Each fall, Katmai National Park holds a competition as Alaska’s brown bears finish fattening up for their long winter hibernation. This year, Mashable is getting in on the salmon-munching action. Check back with us all week as we follow the fat bear face-offs each day, and remember to get your votes in for each round. Happy fishing!

For one glorious week in October we get to celebrate the fat bears of the world.

Thanks to explore.org‘s bear cam position on the Brooks River in Alaska, viewers spend a full season getting to know brown bears gorging themselves on calorie-dense salmon while fattening up for their winter of hibernation. Read more…

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