Fat Bear Week, an annual celebration of the brown bears at Katmai National Park & Preserve in Alaska, took a tragic turn on Monday when a male bear, identified as 469 “Patches”, killed a female bear, 402, in a shocking incident captured live on the park’s webcam. The deadly encounter, which took place around 9:30 a.m. Alaska time, forced organizers to delay the unveiling of the 2024 Fat Bear Week bracket from Monday to Tuesday evening. The incident served as a grim reminder of the harsh realities of life in the wild, even as fans prepared to celebrate the bears’ … Continue reading Beloved Fat Bear Week Icon 402 Killed in Shocking Predator Attack by Male Bear 469—Why It Happened