Gorging on bearcam: the livestream of big beasts eating that draws millions

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1. Sun, 16 August 2026

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   • The Guardian World06:00first to report
     Gorging on bearcam: the livestream of big beasts eating that draws millions

     Ahead of Fat Bear Week, avid fans are glued to the spectacle of brown bears devouring salmon at Brooks Falls in Alaska One of this summer’s biggest onscreen hits has had big beasts, great escapes and choppy waters, but it’s not Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey – it’s a livestream of Alaskan brown bears catching salmon. The Brooks Falls bearcam at Katmai national park in the US was watched 7.3m times between 22 June and 4 August – up 70% from the same period last year and more than double the...

2. Tue, 18 August 2026

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   • Times of India12:33
     Brooks Falls bearcam hits 7.3 million views as Alaska bears catch salmon

     A livestream of brown bears catching sockeye salmon at Brooks Falls in Alaska has attracted 7.3 million views this summer, 70% more than last year. The cameras have built a dedicated fanbase that follows individual bears and tracks their feeding habits. The surge comes as large groups of bears gather at the falls, ahead of Katmai National Park’s annual Fat Bear Week.