The "Fat Bear Week" contest has finally arrived

Autumn has many charms: colorful changing leaves. Pumpkin with spice milk. Comfortable sweaters. And Fat Bear Week, a competition organized by Katmai National Park in Alaska to determine which of its many brown bears has been the most successful at massaging and gorging on salmon during the summer, in anticipation of five months of Winter hibernation – and, of course, will win the important title of "Fattest Bear."

Every day on Katmai's Facebook page, bears are associated in a very large medium. The bear with the most taste advances to the next round. As of October 9, only one bear will be crowned "Biggest Bear" in 2018; This is the fourth edition of this contest. While Katmai is home to thousands of bears, only 12 of them are in the Fat Bear Week category – as they are known to love attention. Well, somehow: they appear most regularly in a live stream hosted by the park, which means that viewers around the world already know some of these creatures, their personality and (food) habits. So far, 409 Beadnose and 854 Divot have defeated their respective competitors (151 Walker and 503) and will continue to remain in the competition.

When it comes to voting, beauty (and size) is really in the eye of the viewer. Park Ranger Andrew LaValle said it was up to the public to choose the most meaty selection criteria. "Does that mean a clearance with the ground? Number of rolls? Nape of fat? It's yours! "He said The Guardian.

This is a beauty contest powered by salmon and based on real substances. We can all participate. Check out some of the spectacular transformations of the bears in the tweets of the park below.