Fat Bear Week Day 2: Subadults, Scars, Beefcakes, and Bad Boys

A composite of images of each bear competing today as part of Fat Bear Week 2026 (Images courtesy of the National Park Service)
In case you missed it: voter turnout for Day 1 of Fat Bear Week was so huge, it broke their website. Organizers made changes to the voting collection process and re-opened Day 2 with a repeat of Day 1’s polls. Voters had mixed success, due to maxing out the new software limits as well. What we observed is that there ain’t no mountain high enough, ain’t