Fat Bear Week’s newest winner is a nepo baby
By CNN
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Bear 89, nicknamed Backpack, was just crowned as the winner of Fat Bear Week 2026 seven years after his mom took home the title. Here’s how a piggyback-riding cub grew into this year’s chunky champ.
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