Ya'all, it's the most wonderful time of the year: Fat Bear Week! Brown bears in Katmai National Park and Preserve are putting on the pounds before they hibernate. During this time, their metabolism, heart and breathing rate slow way down and they recycle their waste internally. Today, we look at the cool (and peculiar) biological processes taking place during hibernation. Plus, we talk through some other science headlines we're obsessing over, including the light pollution from satellites and how gravity affects antimatter.Read a science headline you want to know more about? Email us at [email protected].
Ya'all, it's the most wonderful time of the year: Fat Bear Week! Brown bears in Katmai National Park and Preserve are putting on the pounds before they hibernate. During this time, their metabolism, heart and breathing rate slow way down and they recycle their waste internally. Today, we look at the cool biological processes taking place during hibernation.
Holly is also on our radar because she is a true Mama Bear. She's raised multiple cubs — some biological, some adopted — while putting on those precious pounds. If she won this year, it would be her second victory. She was the Fat Bear Week champion in 2019.A rotund 32 Chunk is seen taking a stroll along the shoreline. Perhaps walking off the latest snack—or eyeing the next.A rotund 32 Chunk is seen taking a stroll along the shoreline. Perhaps walking off the latest snack—or eyeing the next.
Throughout the years, Chunk has risen through the bear ranks and now enjoys some pretty prestigious fishing spots. In 2020, he lost Fat Bear Tuesday to bear 747, who is the defending 2022 champion. Will Chunk's"low hanging belly and ample hindquarters" be enough to gain him a win this year?Here, bear 480 Otis is seen crossing a path. We like to imagine it's in the pursuit of yet another tasty morsel that will further his weight gain goals.
The National Park Service describes him as"a medium-large" adult male, with a"blocky muzzle and floppy right ear" as some of his defining characteristics. This episode was produced by Berly McCoy and Gus Contreras. It was edited by Rebecca Ramirez, Christopher Intagliata and Viet Le. The fact checker was Anil Oza, and the audio engineer was Robert Rodriguez.
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