It’s Friday, here are fat baby bears
Background: Brown Bear mother with cub, Ursos arctos, Katmai Alaska. | Photo by: David Tipling/Universal Images Group via Getty Images I don't know about you, but pumpkin spice lattes just aren't cutting it for me as motivation to get excited about the fall. One thing I can rally around: fat baby bears.
There's an adorable twist this year to Katmai National Park's annual Fat Bear Week. Today is the final day to cast your vote for its junior" competition. Four cubs faced off yesterday for a chance to compete against the grown-ups when Fat Bear Week officially starts on September 29th. Now, only two cubs remain in the final round of junior voting; the cub who garners the most votes today will move on to the Fat Bear Week bracket.
The park identifies the cubs by their mothers. You can cast your vote for Bear 128's yearling, who already has the distinction of catching...