Voting in Katmai National Park's famed Fat Bear Week was underway Wednesday after a bear killed one of this year's competitors and delayed the bracket reveal by a day.

Fat Bear Week, a beloved competition hosted by the National Park Service, was postponed after one bear killed the other.

The annual Fat Bear Week contest has begun in Alaska, just days after one of the contestants was killed by a rival. The competition, which started a decade ago, allows viewers to select their favourite brown bear after the animals have fattened up by gorging on salmon in preparation for winter.