The Fat Bear Week 2026 bracket is here and chunkier than ever

It’s almost time! The official Fat Bear Week 2026 bracket has landed, and this year’s competition will see 16 adult brown bears (Ursus arctos) in Alaska go head-to-head in the bracket-style online competition. In group one are the mother bears, including:
First-timer Bear #132 and her three spring cubsA bear with a long lineage at Katmai designated as Bear #284 (Electra) and her two cubsBear #806 and her mixed age cubsBear #901 and her spring cub
In group two are the single adul