The bears are back, bigger and fatter than ever, ready to battle for the title of the fattest of them all.
Voting for the annual Fat Bear Week competition kicks off on 23 September, pitting bears in Alaska against each other as they eat their way to adequate fatness to prepare for winter hibernation.
As Chunk and Grazer, a few of the resident bears of Katmai National Park in Alaska, scoop up salmon from the Brooks River, voters from more than 100 countries take in the action from live web cams.
Organisers encourage voters to pick the bear you believe “best exemplifies fatness and success in brown bears”.
Success gets them a spot on the wall of champions, but more importantly helps them survive the winter.