yeah, no, even small black bears will kick your ass source: how my dad and his friends realized that raising a yearling black bear in their basement in college was a bad idea
I saw a news story once about a woman who had just retired from being an active US marine and come home from Afghanistan in one piece and then like a month later she lost her arm to a raccoon
Because I am confident in my ability to stubborn my way down and take some furry bastard out with me, much less confident in my ability to handle anything with claws without getting injured.
For a good time, ask random men online what animal they think they could beat in a fightsource: how my dad and his friends realized that raising a yearling black bear in their basement in college was a bad idea