#1: 132’s Spring Cub
I am preemptively crowning 132’s Spring Cub as Fat Bear Week king. He’s a bit of a dark horse, but there’s no doubt in my mind he can go all the way—and that he deserves it.
132’s spring cub is a young bear who earned his position in the bracket by winning last week’s first-ever Fat Bear Junior competition, beating out other formidably furry contestants. The runner-up was the daughter of 128 Grazer, the bear in my number four spot, which should give some idea of the pedigree he had to beat that get to the big boys and girls bracket. It’s clear he’s meant to be here.
Here at Earther, we’re also on the side of the kids. If you believe the children are the future, you’ll vote this cub up to the winning spot.
But this isn’t just a sympathy ranking to put 132’s spring cub as the best fat bear. Again, this is a very scientific review. This cub deserves to win based on fatness alone. Look at that floppy belly! Look at his sheer heft! Imagine that waddle! This bear may weigh less than the other competitors, but there is no better embodiment of the Fat Bear Ideal than 132’s spring cub. That’s why I’m expecting him to go to the top of the board and take it home in his first year of competition.
