2026年9月21日 / 美国东部时间晚上9:02 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
16只棕熊将角逐2026年肥熊周，这是备受期待的锦标赛，参赛选手均为阿拉斯加卡特迈国家公园和保护区体型最壮硕的棕熊。
今年的单败淘汰制赛事参赛规模从去年的12只扩大到了16只，上届冠军“大块头”也将参赛。从9月22日周二开始，熊类爱好者可以为自己喜爱的参赛选手投票，选出为冬季储备了更多脂肪的棕熊。
观众可在美国东部时间每日中午12点至晚上9点之间在线投票，投票将持续至9月29日，届时2026年肥熊周的获胜者将揭晓。
据美国国家公园管理局介绍，这项赛事始于2014年，最初是一场展示阿拉斯加西南部棕熊的单日活动，2025年吸引了来自100多个国家的超过170万张选票。
如何观看肥熊周直播
与国家公园管理局合作举办棕熊赛事的多媒体机构Explore.org将推出一系列直播，观众可以通过直播观看棕熊在自然栖息地的生活。
卡特迈国家公园和保护区内设有多个直播摄像头，其中包括布鲁克斯瀑布沿岸，这里经常能看到棕熊捕鱼和打盹。
公园护林员还将通过在线护林员讲座和问答环节，定期为观众解答关于棕熊的问题。
棕熊已达到“脂肪峰值”
Explore.org常驻博物学家迈克·菲茨周一表示，经过整个夏天“狼吞虎咽地食用三文鱼、浆果和其他食物”，该国家公园内的棕熊已经达到“脂肪峰值”。
“棕熊囤积脂肪是为了生存，脂肪是它们能够熬过长达数月冬季冬眠饥荒的能量来源，”菲茨在一场直播中说道。
卡特迈公园护林员特洛伊·亨特补充道，这种巨型生物可以四到六个月不进食。
公园管理人员指出，今年布鲁克斯营地的幼熊数量比很长一段时间以来都要多。菲茨表示，截至目前，通过网络摄像头已经在布鲁克斯河识别出100多只不同的棕熊。
“新一代肥熊正在成长，它们开局强劲。我们很期待见证它们在卡特迈这片神奇的生态系统中成长、学习，为冬季做好准备，”公园主管马克·斯特姆在一份声明中说道。
认识2026年肥熊周参赛选手
这16只棕熊将角逐新一届肥熊周冠军。
32号 大块头
作为2025年肥熊周冠军，“大块头”是众人关注的焦点。它已经从去年受伤的下颌中康复，准备好卫冕冠军头衔。
89号 背包
以沉稳坚韧著称的89号“背包”，辨识度来自其与棕色皮毛形成鲜明对比的金色耳朵。
151号 行者
作为一只正在成长的成年公熊，151号“行者”凭借梨形身材在熊群等级中步步高升。
164号 巴基
巴基发现了一处钓鱼点，可以在布鲁克斯瀑布的急流池里捕捉逆流而上或跃出水面的三文鱼，因此体型变得愈发庞大。
903号 峡谷
903号“峡谷”的名字源于它与众不同的觅食行为：在布鲁克斯河沿岸追逐并捕食海鸥。
132号
132号是布鲁克斯河体型最大、经验最丰富的母熊之一。它成功养育了三只成长中的幼熊，同时为赛事储备了足够的脂肪。
284号 伊莱克特拉
伊莱克特拉标志性的肩背隆起蕴含着多年的生存经验，此次参赛她将迎战自己的幼崽901号，同时还在哺育两只春季幼熊。
610号
610号可能比其他成年母熊体型更小，但它强悍且坚韧，曾从严重的伤势中存活下来，并且比普通棕熊更早实现独立。今年它迎来了自己的第一胎幼崽，是两只春季幼熊。
806号
806号在养育自己幼崽的同时，还收养了另一只名为“大个儿”的幼熊。它心地善良，但为了保护家人也会不惜出手。
901号
901号以“卓越的脂肪囤积能力”和精湛的捕鱼技巧闻名，这些技能显然也传给了自己的幼崽。
620号
620号来自一个关系紧密的大家庭，家族成员会一同出行、共同抚育幼崽。它在去年实现了独立生活。
694号
694号发现，如果换一处觅食点，它就无需和年长的公熊争抢三文鱼，以此为冬眠做准备。
131号 棉花糖
131号“棉花糖”毛色从浅棕到金色不等，年轻时苦练捕鱼技巧，今年看起来比以往任何时候都更肥胖。
428号 好学
428号“好学”是前肥熊周冠军“食草者”的女儿。它因捕鱼时专注投入而得名。
909号
909号的父母之一也曾是肥熊周冠军。今年夏天它刚刚失去了两只幼崽。
910号
910号是909号的姐妹。它掌握了多种觅食方法，找到了多个觅食地点，因此有更多获取能量的选择。
Fat Bear Week 2026 is here: Meet Chunk, Bucky and other contenders
September 21, 2026 / 9:02 PM EDT / CBS News
Sixteen bears are facing off for Fat Bear Week 2026, the highly anticipated tournament among the chunkiest bears at the Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska.
The bracket for this year’s single-elimination contest expanded from last year’s 12 competitors and includes the defending champion, Chunk. Starting Tuesday, Sept. 22, bear lovers will get to vote on their favorite contenders and choose which bear has packed on more pounds for the winter season.
People can vote online between 12 and 9 p.m. ET each day, and voting will continue through Sept. 29, when the winner of Fat Bear Week 2026 will be decided.
The competition, which started in 2014 as a one-day event to showcase southwest Alaska bears, received more than 1.7 million votes in 2025 from more than 100 countries, according to the National Park Service.
How to watch Fat Bear Week live cam
In a series of livestreams on Explore.org, a multimedia organization that partners with the National Park Service to host the bear competition, voters can watch the bears in their natural habitat.
Several live cameras are located at Katmai National Park and Preserve, including along Brooks Falls, where brown bears are often spotted catching fish and napping.
Park rangers are also periodically available to answer audience questions about the bears through online ranger talks and Q&A sessions.
Bears have reached “peak fat”
Mike Fitz, resident naturalist at Explore.org, said Monday that the bears at the national park have reached “peak fat” after “gorging on salmon, berries and other foods” all summer.
“Bears get fat to survive, and fat is the fuel that powers their ability to endure the monthslong famine that is winter hibernation,” Fitz said during a livestream.
The giant creatures can go four to six months without eating, Katmai park ranger Troy Hunt added.
Park officials have noted that there are more cubs at Brooks Camp this year than in a long time. More than 100 different bears have been identified at Brooks River so far through the webcams, according to Fitz.
“A new generation of fat bears is taking shape, and they’re off to a strong start. We’re excited to watch them grow and learn as they prepare for winter in Katmai’s incredible ecosystem,” Park Superintendent Mark Sturm said in a statement.
Meet Fat Bear Week 2026 contenders
These 16 bears are vying to become the new Fat Bear Week champion.
32 Chunk
All eyes are on Chunk as the Fat Bear Week 2025 titleholder. He’s healed from the broken jaw he sustained last year and is ready to defend the crown.
Explore.org/Katmai National Park and Preserve
89 Backpack
Known for his quiet toughness, 89 Backpack is identifiable through his blond ears that pop against his brown fur.
Explore.org/Katmai National Park and Preserve
151 Walker
A growing adult male, 151 Walker has relied on his pear-shaped body to rise through the bear hierarchy.
Explore.org/Katmai National Park and Preserve
164 Bucky
Bucky has grown big after discovering a fishing spot that lets him catch salmon in the plunge pool at Brooks Falls as they rise from below or leap through the air.
Explore.org/Katmai National Park and Preserve
903 Gully
Gully inspired his own name because of his unusual feeding behavior: chasing and eating gulls along Brooks River.
Explore.org/Katmai National Park and Preserve
132
132 is one of the largest and most experienced mama bears at Brooks River. She managed to raise three growing cubs while gaining enough fat for the competition.
Explore.org/Katmai National Park and Preserve
284 Electra
Years of experience are contained in Electra’s iconic shoulder hump, and she’s here to compete against one of her cubs, 901, while raising two spring cubs.
Explore.org/Katmai National Park and Preserve
610
610 may be smaller than other adult females, but she’s mighty and resilient, having survived a serious injury and become independent earlier than the average bear. She has two spring cubs this year, her first known litter.
Explore.org/Katmai National Park and Preserve
806
806 raised her own cub while adopting another, Biggie, into her life. She’s kind-hearted but willing to get her paws dirty to protect her family.
Explore.org/Katmai National Park and Preserve
901
901 is recognized for her “exceptional fat-building ability” and strong fishing skills that have clearly been passed on to her cub.
Explore.org/Katmai National Park and Preserve
620
620 came from a big family that traveled closely and raised cubs together. She became independent last year.
Explore.org/Katmai National Park and Preserve
694
694 has found that he doesn’t need to compete with the older bears for salmon if he finds a different spot to feed to get ready for hibernation.
Explore.org/Katmai National Park and Preserve
131 Marshmallow
Marshmallow, who is light brown to blond, spent her younger years developing her fishing skills, and she appears to be fatter than ever this year.
Explore.org/Katmai National Park and Preserve
428 Studious
Studious is the daughter of Grazer, a former Fat Bear Week champion. She earned her name for her focus while fishing.
Explore.org/Katmai National Park and Preserve
909
909 is another competitor whose parent was a former Fat Bear Week winner. She recently lost two cubs this summer.
Explore.org/Katmai National Park and Preserve
910
910 is 909’s sister. She has learned multiple ways to catch food and found several places to do so, giving her more options for fuel.
Explore.org/Katmai National Park and Preserve
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