Chunkosaurus Rex has been crowned the champion of the inaugural Fat Squirrel Week in Texas, a contest organized by the Texas ...

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Competitors included Phinn the Phat, Chunk Norris, Chunkosaurus Rex, Stanley "the Texas Tank," Mama Maple, Nut-meg and Loki ...

A squirrel named Chunkosaurus Rex has claimed victory in Texas Parks and Wildlife’s inaugural Fat Squirrel Week competition. The contest, modeled after Katmai National Park’s annual Fat Bear Week, ...

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The favorite fat squirrel in the Lone Star State is Chunkosaurus Rex, a portly fluff-tailed furball who makes his home in Dinosaur Valley State Park. The contest was dreamed up by the Texas Parks and ...

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Finally, some good news: Chunkosaurus Rex of Dinosaur Valley State Park has been crowned champion of the Texas Parks and ...

From Twiggy Swift to Nutella, contenders fell as Chunkosaurus Rex took Texas’ Fat Squirrel Week title with acorn-fueled charm ...

Texas state parks kicked off Fat Squirrel Week, inviting folks to vote for their favorite chunky squirrels, with Chuckosaurus ...