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.”

  • @Tangent5280
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    38 hours ago

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

    • @frickineh
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      14 hours 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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      fedilink
      16 hours 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.