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Chunkosaurus Rex of Dinosaur Valley State Park won the first-ever Fat Squirrel Week

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department launched the competition, which hosted sixteen squirrel competitors in 2025

The adorable event is modeled after Katmai National Park's Fat Bear Week

Chunkosaurus Rex of Dinosaur Valley State Park has been named the champion of the inaugural Fat Squirrel Week, defeating finalist Chunk Norris from Fort Richardson State Park in a hard-fought, acorn-to-acorn showdown.

The lighthearted contest, launched by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department on Oct. 19, invited state parks across the Lone Star State to showcase their fluffiest, roundest squirrel residents in a weeklong bracket competition modeled after the famed Fat Bear Week , hosted by Katmai Na

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