Sure, provided the food is available and doesn’t cost too many calories to obtain. The real problem lies in the fact that most fat animals get hunted by other, faster, hungrier carnivores. Sure you can get fat in nature but it’s a hell of a feat to stay fat (and alive) in nature.
can normal animals in nature get fat? like a particularly lazy tiger or something
Sure, provided the food is available and doesn’t cost too many calories to obtain. The real problem lies in the fact that most fat animals get hunted by other, faster, hungrier carnivores. Sure you can get fat in nature but it’s a hell of a feat to stay fat (and alive) in nature.
Bears get fat every year to prepare for hibernation.
If someone is feeding it.