Fat Bear Week 2025 Otis. He went on to reclaim his title for fat bear week in 2016, 2017, and 2021. Brown bears get fat to survive.

Otis had won fat bear week three times, but starting that year hit a dry spell in which he was constantly outshined by younger bears who plumped up with a quickness. The may image in the 2025 fat bear calendar features a stunning photograph of the robust bear 901, captured by k.