Fat Bear Week, a celebration of brown bears’ survival instincts, brought a grisly reminder of the animals’ predatory nature on Monday, when a male bear, 469, killed a female, 402, at Katmai National Park & Preserve in Alaska.

The unsettling scene was captured by a popular live webcam that follows the bears on the Brooks River.

In a statement sent to NPR, the park said, “National parks like Katmai protect not only the wonders of nature, but also the harsh realities. Each bear seen on the webcams is competing with others to survive.”

    • @[email protected]
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      291 month ago

      you made me doubt but:

      After the shocking death of 402, the unveiling of the 2024 bracket was delayed from Monday until 7 p.m. ET Tuesday.

      they are naming them numbers

      • @frickineh
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        351 month ago

        Some of them also have names. Chunk, Grazer, Otis, etc. Usually just the more popular or well-known bears though. 747 doesn’t have a name though, because his number is an apt description.

        If you couldn’t tell, I’m very into Fat Bear Week - my office posts our brackets and we have a trophy for the winner.

        • @[email protected]
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          61 month ago

          One of my workplaces likes fantasy football, so I’ve learned to play for free beer, however, this sounds wayyyy better.

        • @Tangent5280
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          51 month ago

          What industry are you in that there is professional interest in Fat Bear Week?

          • @[email protected]
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            21 month ago

            Someone brings it up once and others like the idea. It’s no different than how March Madness took over offices 20 years ago.

          • @frickineh
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            21 month ago

            Oh it’s not professional, we just all like animals and most of my coworkers already play fantasy football, so this fits in.

        • @[email protected]
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          21 month ago

          … Is there a fat bear week community on Lemmy? Can we do this? Is there enough interest to do this?

      • vaguerant
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        61 month ago

        On first reading I breezed right past that, going “Sure, they’re telling me the weights of the bears.”

      • @jaybone
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        31 month ago

        I thought it was their weight.