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Fat Bear Week crowned its 11th winner, a male grizzly known as Chunk.

The 1,200-pound bear overcame a broken jaw to win the title and survive another winter.

The week-long contest concluded Tuesday evening, gathering 1.6 million votes.

This year’s Fat Bear Week concluded Tuesday, ending the week-long competition to determine the chunkiest bear in Alaska.

From within a field of 12 bears, the aptly named Chunk — a 1,200-pound grizzly — overcame a potentially life-threatening broken jaw to become this year’s winner.

“Fat Bear Week 2025 wrapped with a plump-tastic finale as the junk in the trunk of 32 Chunk proved too much for Bear 856,” the National Park Service posted on Instagram .

“Chunk may have waddled off with this year’s title, but in the end, every bear is a winner

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