Fat Bear = Good Bear | WIRED

[@chetawanung-adjmagool9967]

Bear 747 also has a nickname: Bear Force One.

[@suchnothing]

That bear is an absolute unit

[@wasidanatsali6374]

Aka the Bearoplane

[@kanedaken9490]

I love how the Park Ranger talks about the bears. Like they are her kids😂

[@larryf.pastor3567]

“Number 32 Chunk”, what a great name 😎🤙🏽😂

[@CaptainSw4g]

21 Savage 🤝 32 Chunk

[@jordanfrancisco27]

747 aint that bad toooo hahahaah

[@jopo7996]

It's amazing they can catch something as quick as a salmon. I guess even bears get fat eating fast food.

[@M.Sid9.3]

😂

[@norielgames4765]

That was a good one!

[@pwx4905]

that was good one!

[@madisonrose1893]

so smart!

[@Smotschwiller]

The wildlife biologist and Park ranger are so freaking cool

[@OriginalMindTrick]

She got a really positive vibe. Very likable personality.

[@Sunflowersarepretty]

I love bears. Seeing skinny bears or after they've lost their fat feels weird. I didn't know such a competition existed.

[@somnuswaltz5586]

The fatter they are, the more adorable they look 🐻 ❤❤❤

[@Cz82]

They call him 747 cause he's the size of a Boeing jetliner lol

[@CorsoLady]

he actually got his number WAY before he was that big, he is over 20. It was self-fulfilling, lol

[@dead01]

They sum thicc bears

[@roximama]

Vote for Grazer! She has earned it this year.

[@srvntlilly]

She won!😊

[@eboni444]

I love these guys. So cool. Fat boys.

[@doncorleone7940]

Dude these bears are pro fishermen 😂

[@janetf23]

128 Grazer gets my vote👍

[@srvntlilly]

Got it!😊

[@markzubeger]

lets goo fat bear

[@robertleslie2467]

Love that you included my favorite bear 128 Grazer in your video flick. Mahalo!

[@bsnufkin929]

If there was a way to medically induce this type of hibernation in people! Imagine losing 1/3 of your body weight over 5 month period. You can still be somewhat active during the day but you don't feel hunger and you don't need to drink. Chores done and forget the diet because you're not hungry!

[@kray3883]

Unfortunately seems like we've made more progress towards the other part of the bear cycle...the part about eating super high calorie foods and still not feeling full.

[@suchnothing]

You probably couldn't get a lot of chores done. When they say "active" they mean rolling around, eyes open, etc. But they aren't going around doing stuff. They're just laying around in their den.

[@bsnufkin929]

@@suchnothing well if I'm not active then not a lot of chores need doing. I don't mind lying in my den and watching movies if it means I lose weight. As long as I can get up and water my house plants it's a win win! :D On the other hand, you have to be active to maintain your muscles...how do bears do this?

[@bsnufkin929]

@@kray3883 that's right. Come on, Science! You gotta do better!

[@wasidanatsali6374]

Bears don’t technically hibernate. They go into a state known as torpor and bear torpor has been studied as a potential way to send humans into deep space. Another fascinating fact about torpor is a bear’s wounds will heal while it is in torpor.

[@Dexy83]

I absolutely love this so very much! ❤🐻

[@pclm]

I feel seen.

[@jamesonstalanthasyu]

I was surprised to find out that all the tracking and monitoring of these fat bears this week was contingent on Congress passing a budget. Crisis averted!

[@lynnjacques3632]

Fat Bear Week (competition) is the best week of the year. 🐻

[@markflorida4402]

Bear 480: (AKA. Big Poppa)

[@xpndblhero5170]

Chunk is my vote.... 😂

[@psycho4agY]

Let’s go 32 Chunk!❤❤

[@srvntlilly]

Sorry. Grazer beat him. 😊

[@HeatherSZ]

Go fat bears go!

[@rikachiu]

It's not fat, they are just big boned! 😤

[@loveforeignaccents]

Pleasingly plump 😋😋

[@TheInterestingInformer]

Ghrelin actually tells your body you’re hungry*

[@elijahamir]

bear

[@eboni444]

That they are!

[@Inventi0ns]

bear

[@Ozzie143]

just a diet of broccoli and salmon.

[@dsxa918]

Mullet grows strong!

[@GodlessPhilosopher]

Just like a bodybuilder (+chicken of course). Fat Bear Week and Mr. Olympia are my favorite competitions of the year.

[@xexzersy]

massive bulk

[@RandomDude-se5yl]

Yooo wassup caseoh

[@deadeyes4626]

Where is this place located?

[@Cara-39]

Alaska

[@deadeyes4626]

@@Cara-39 ✈️

[@loveforeignaccents]

I don't know why they can't be like most other animals, instead of laying low all winter.

[@suchnothing]

There isn't enough to eat during the winter. Most animals actually hibernate or migrate away for the winter months. Only a small handful of specialists remain fully active year round in cold northern regions.

[@thefear420]

how is the sockeye salmon 2000 - 5000 calories? am I missing something here, how is that more calories than a popeyes meal?

[@Mr_MikeMikeMike]

Each fish is probably at least few pounds each. Let's say each fish has 2.2 lbs of "meat" after subtracting the weight of bones and stuff like that. Converting to grams, 2.2 lbs is 1 kg which is 1000g. I don't know actual values but maybe 800g of the meat is protein and 200g are fat. Protein is 4 calories per gram and fat is 9 calories per gram. That gives you 800g x 4 calories/gram + 200g x 9 cal/gram = 5000 calories.

[@thefear420]

@@Mr_MikeMikeMike Genuinely the smartest KZbin comment reply, respect

[@ryanwatterson4038]

The eggs they carry are extremely high in energy

[@thefear420]

@@ryanwatterson4038 makes sense, im used to humans cutting out so much of the fish

[@suchnothing]

​@@thefear420I think we also don't eat the whole fish ourselves. One sockeye salmon can feed a small family (with sides like rice and veggies). They're big fish!

[@t0mn8r35]

After cats, bears are my most favourite animals.

[@KIPlayboy7607]

1:20 didn’t know Bears were picky eaters, or at least some of them are. 🐻 🎩type fancy!!!! 🍸💲 I would’ve thought they all just gulped it down

[@fademusic1980]

can I.... can I eat the leftover salmon?

[@NickdeBey]

Same

[@colorado841]

Can we have fat human week?

[@tobiasedwards2643]

I’m definitely winning that.

[@suchnothing]

I'm not obese, I'm prepared for a long winter of hibernation 😏

[@noblegeorge1141]

gehehe bears eheh

[@jimklees1309]

In my prime I can only eat a half of one. 🐻🎣🎣🥳

[@levishkatishka3513]

Yall dont know about the kodiak bear

[@suchnothing]

Imagine how fat they get in the fall 😮

[@srvntlilly]

Technically, Kodiak and Grizzlies are subspecies of Brown bears. The Brown bears of Katmai are the largest bears in the world besides polar bears. Standing height of over seven feet, and 1200 to 1400 lbs. by the end of the salmon season. They believe 747 was close to 1400 when he won last year.

[@justtism]

why do they have bald spots?

[@nardaviiel]

they were shedding their winter fur when any bald spot photos were taken. 747 in particular has the worlds most unfortunate shed pattern, every spring/early summer hes covered in patchy bald spots

[@syafiqzr7326]

I've made a mistake. I was looking for cute videos of fat bears like this one and I type "chubby bear" in the search bar. Don't do that. Don't type that. No need to know the answer just don't.

[@madisonrose1893]

ah! adore

[@21stCenturyDub]

I like bears, too, but how is this relevant to Wired?

[@duckmasterflex]

Bear technology duh

[@zivzulander]

It's not. Every mainstream media outlet is turning into the same kind of random collection of content because they overbuilt and overhired during the era of easy money. Now they are having to resort to layoffs, cutbacks, and content diversification to also make up for declining ad revenue (whole mess of issues with that). Seeing the same thing with Business Insider (which is now just "Insider") and Fortune.

[@21stCenturyDub]

@@duckmasterflex lol

[@21stCenturyDub]

@@zivzulander I agree, and it's really unfortunate to say the least.

[@dsxa918]

How nature works! Why be so defined as to wonder? It's fun

[@foxeneisen]

bear