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Fat Bear Week starts a day late after bear kills rival on live webcam

Headline from Fox7 Austin, on the newest of 2 developments

Fat Bear Week is back, but the annual contest that celebrates brown bears and their healthy appetites was delayed after a bear killed another bear on a live webcam.

Fox7 Austin's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Bear death caught on camera postpones Fat Bear Week plans: "Harsh realities"

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Newest

    Fat Bear Week starts a day late after bear kills rival on live webcam

    Headline from Fox7 Austin ·

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Reports & sources

14 articles, oldest first.

  1. CBS News

    Bear death caught on camera postpones Fat Bear Week plans: "Harsh realities" (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    A grizzly bear was killed Monday during a fight with another bear in Alaska's Katmai National Park.

  2. Alaska Public Media

    Fat Bear Week delayed after a ‘beloved bear’ dies on camera (opens Alaska Public Media)

    Published

    Alaska Public Media's feed description

    Video footage of the incident shows bear number 469 attacking bear number 402 and apparently drowning her after a struggle.

  3. Delaware Public Media

    Fat Bear Week delayed after a large bear kills a rival bear (opens Delaware Public Media)

    Published

    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    The scene was relayed by a live webcam of bears on Alaska's Brooks River. “This is very difficult to watch and comprehend,” said Naomi Boak of the nonprofit Katmai Conservancy.

  4. Fox7 Austin

    Fat Bear Week starts a day late after bear kills rival on live webcam (opens Fox7 Austin)

    Published

    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    Fat Bear Week is back, but the annual contest that celebrates brown bears and their healthy appetites was delayed after a bear killed another bear on a live webcam.

  5. KTVB Boise

    Bear death caught on camera delays Fat Bear Week plans (opens KTVB Boise)

    Published

    KTVB Boise's feed description

    Organizers introduced this year's contestants a day later than planned because of a deadly bear fight caught on camera.

  6. The Hill

    Fat Bear Week postponed after one bear kills another on livestream (opens The Hill)

    Published

    The Hill's feed description

    Fat Bear Week is off to a violent start this year.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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