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Fat Bear Week semi-final results: Backpack and Bear #910 advance to final
Goodbye, Bucky Dent and Bear #132. You were very worthy bears.
Fat Bear Week, Round 2 results: Bucky Dent, Backpack, 132, and 910 triumph
The next round of voting starts Monday.
How to help Katmai’s brown bears this Fat Bear Week
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