A grizzly bear was killed Monday during a fight with another bear in Alaska's Katmai National Park.
The contenders for this year's Fat Bear Week were not revealed Monday as planned, after a skirmish between two Alaska n grizzlies in Katmai National Park led to the death of one of the animals. Their fight was captured on a livestream run by the multimedia organization Explore.org, which partners with the National Park Service to host the annual bear competition and shares video online for fans to follow along and vote.'Earlier today, a bear killed another bear on the river.
'Fritz said the bear's death, and what led up to it, was difficult to watch. He and Sarah Bruce, a park ranger at Katmai, discussed the circumstances that could have precipitated the fight between 402 and the male bear, 469, which they agreed was too drawn out for an ordinary confrontation over food.'We do know at this time of year that bears are in that state of hyperphagia, and they are eating anything and everything they can,' Bruce said.
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