KATMAI PLAYOFFS ยท 2026
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Bear 901 at Brooks River
Bear 901
ADULT FEMALE
FISHESBrooks Camp
FAT BEAR RECORD
๐Ÿฅˆ โ€™22semifinalist โ€™23
Always dangerous, still uncrowned.

Her breakout was 2022, reaching the final and losing a close contest to 747. In 2023 she made the Flab Four again, losing to Chunk.

ID MARKS AND HINTS

901 was first identified as a two-and-a-half year old subadult in 2018. She has blonde rimmed, triangular ears and her face is darker with a lighter muzzle.

Bear 901 at Brooks River
Another look from the guide. Coats darken and bodies fill out as the season goes on, so the same bear can look like two.
LIFE HISTORY

Even as a young bear, 901 was independent and mature. She was observed charging other bears that tried to play with her and actively defended her fishing spots as a subadult. As an adult, she still displays much of that independence and disposition, as is evidenced by her successful fishing season. She is both exploratory and occasionally mischievous. This year, we saw her exhibiting these qualities by frequenting Brooks Camp and investigating human structures. Bears are curious creatures and while we have the privilege of watching bears in the wild, it's important to remember that we are just visitors in their home.

Description, biography and photographs from Fat Bear Week 2022, National Park Service, Katmai National Park and Preserve. Photos June 24, 2022 ยท Photo courtesy of C. Rohdenburg; September 18, 2022 ยท NPS Photo/L. Law.