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16 days ago
Meet '89 Backpack', the chunky bear who won Fat Bear Week
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. BBC News US and Canada is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 30 Sept 2026, 13:51 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Meet '89 Backpack', the chunky bear who won Fat Bear Week”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The brown bear, described by one supporter as having both the "chonk and the badonk", will shortly enter hibernation, which can last up to six months.
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- BBC News US and CanadaMeet '89 Backpack', the chunky bear who won Fat Bear Week