Fans can now cast their votes for the bulkiest grizzlies in Alaska's Katmai National Park, as the 2024 Fat Bear Week contest begins.

Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska kicked off its annual Fat bear Week, with eight corpulent bears competing to pack on the pounds and earn the public's favor.

Voting starts in the annual Fat Bear Week contest at Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve. Starting Wednesday viewers were able to pick their favorite among a dozen brown bears fattened up to survive the winter.