There can be only one — and they shall be rotund. The brown bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska have been plumping themselves up, to prepare for a new hibernation season.
"The Bristol Bay ecosystem and watershed is really one of the last remaining healthy sockeye salmon runs in the world," said media ranger Naomi Boak of Katmai National Park and Preserve."We have some of the largest bears on the planet," she added."The big boars, the biggest guys, can get to be between 1,000 and 1,400 pounds."
"Cubs are born at 1 pound and at the end of their first year, they could be 70 pounds," Boak said."And in their second year they can end the season at 200 pounds."Through the summer and early fall, fans can follow their favorite bears on, watching as they try to pull sockeye salmon from rapids and waterfalls along the Brooks River.
The thriving ecosystem has helped bears reach maturity earlier. And this season has seen something of a baby boom.
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