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A dominant mother bear in Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve has been crowned Fat Bear Week's queen of corpulence.

Wild animals have evolved mechanisms similar to our own to regulate their food intake and determine when they're full.

For now, after another successful season of munching, these bears are headed for a long winter’s nap.

The votes are in. The winner of 2023's Fat Bear Week bracket held by Katmai National Park in Alaska and Explore.org is the adult female bear 128 Grazer.

'She had no cubs... so she could concentrate on herself.'

More than 1.3 million ballots were cast in this year's contest, with members of the public tuning in to watch the bears gorging themselves on salmon as they try to pile on the pounds for hibernation.

'She had no cubs... so she could concentrate on herself.'

'She had no cubs... so she could concentrate on herself.'

'She had no cubs... so she could concentrate on herself.'

'She had no cubs... so she could concentrate on herself.'