I'm always being told things like: "You are not a bear, bears don’t type on computers or live in houses with internet." Or, "Stop acting like you are a bear, bears can't speak or write." I want to put these criticisms to rest. I am a bear. Bears do human things all the time. I am living proof that a bear can do human things. All animals are dynamic beings with limitless potential. Humans focus on the differences between living things, so that they can use those differences to justify calling themselves the superior animal. But no animal is better than another. Every animal being has limitless potential, and we choose to identify in different ways. Many people who were raised to believe they were human (such as myself), eventually come to discover their actual identity as a fluid animal being. I've heard stories from conservationists, ecologists, and outdoors enthusiasts who all say they've seen many kinds of animals acting in ways that do not conform to their traditional species designation. Some bears have a squirrel side, while some deer can seem almost catlike in the way they move. This indicates that all animals share a wide spectrum of a fluid identity experience. We all see ourselves as we choose to see ourselves. And that self understanding defines what animal we are. It is not dna. It is not fur. It is not even what humans like to call "civilization". None of these things define an animal, animals define themselves. Thus, I am a bear. I am part of the larger community of bears. When ever I do a human thing, I prove that a bear can engage in human activities and still be a bear.