My Top 10 Fat Bear Before/After Photos
#1 at the bottom, #10 at the top. All Fat Bear Week and Fat Bear Junior competitors -- including winners -- are fair game.
Skinny (left), fat (right). Both by L. Law
Many of the big boars won't fish on top of the waterfall, but 151 Walker will, and i think he looks really silly up there, especially in the fall.
#9: 482's Lightest Yearling, 131 Marshmallow, 2019
Skinny (left), fat (right). Both photos are Official NPS Photos.
I just really love any cub photo of 131 Marshmallow -- look at her! She's a marshmallow!
Skinny (left), fat (right). Both photos are official NPS Photos.
Skinny (left), Fat (right). Both photos are official NPS photos.
410, sometimes called "Four-Ton", was 28 years old when these photos were taken. She was last seen in 2018, when she was 29 -- making her one of the oldest bears we have record of at Brooks River!
Skinny (left) by C. Rohdenberg | Fat (right) by L. Law
Shockingly, 901 was only 6.5 years old in these photos -- barely an adult bear! And surprising nobody, she came back with cubs the year after these were taken.
#5: 435 Holly's Spring Cub, 335 Jolly, 2020
Skinny (left), Fat (right). Both by N. Boak
335 Jolly was an adorable fluffy menace, even as a spring cub. But with that face, can you blame her?
Skinny (left) by N. Boak | Fat (right) by A. Ditta
Brooks River had an absolutely massive salmon run in 2020, and boy can you tell! Also, 128 Grazer had two spring cubs (now 428 Studious and 429 Social) in 2020 -- so she wasn't even single!
Skinny (left) by T. Carmack | Fat (right) by C. Cravatta
Skinny (left) by T. Carmack | Fat (Right) by F. Jimenez
"Skrungled Goblin" to "Oh Look, A Bear" any% speedrun.
Skinny (left) is an NPS photo | Fat (right) is an NPS photo by A. Ramos
I feel like these photos speak for themselves tbh. Like, look at them. I love her.
