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Grizzly bear at Glacier National Park, NARA ID 166708518.

FAT BEAR WEEK! @usnatarchives we love #bearsateverysize! But we do have a favorite - see below! By Miriam Kleiman, Public Affairs

Grizzly cubs (Zack and Max?) wrestle at Kodiak Nat'l Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, 7/2005. NARA ID 166701326

Kodiak brown bears spar at Dog Salmon Creek, Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. NARA ID 66699650.

Kodiak brown bear, NARA ID 166699638.

Cubs at Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, NARA ID 7716886.

Polar bear in Arctic Alaska, NARA ID 166701860.

Kodiak brown bear at Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. NARA ID 166699640.

TOP PICK @usnatarchives -the TEDDY BEAR! In 1902, President Teddy Roosevelt refused to shoot an old bear during a hunting trip. Political cartoonist Clifford K. Berryman transformed the haggard bear into a cute, cuddly “teddy bear”—named for the President. The image became a recurring symbol in Berryman's work and gave rise to the popular toy “Teddy’s Bear”!

Self-Portrait of Clifford Berryman, 1904, U.S. Senate Collection, NARA ID 2979338.

Additional Berryman resources online:

Running for Office online exhibit

Berryman-related eBooks

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Fat Bear Week starts in just a couple days and runs from September 29th to October 5. Votes are held in a March Madness Style bracket and you can check out your favorites on their webcam as well.