Y'all. It's Friday.
Autumn is creepin' in.
Hope you make that weekend special.
"Sleeping Mother Grizzly Bear & Cute Cub" by Larry Lamsa is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
The temperature may be dropping, but the competition—the competition—is heating up. Fat Bear Week 2023 has you all in raptures as some of the loveliest brown friends on Earth load up on salmon, salmon, and yet more salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park, Alaska.
These champions-elect are eating their way not just towards the hibernation season, but the coveted title of the state's most rotund bear. Newcomers and fan favorites alike are duking it out for this most prestigious prize as #fat bear week enters these final days. But don't forget—every bear is a winner in Fat Bear Week 2023.
And there is, of course, the live cam from the Brooks River at Katmai, where you can watch the action unfold in real time.
[ID: A pair of Andean bear cubs rolling and playing together in an indoor zoo enclosure. In the first image, there is straw on the ground and the cubs have straw in their fur.]
The Three Big Bears - 0972b+ by Jen Hall
Via Flickr:
I posted the three little bears last time, so I guess these are the three big bears, LOL. Actually it's mama and her two cubs. She's teaching them how to fish on the lip of the falls. She is an expert at it and they will be too! Happy Bear With Me Monday!