Hips are too narrow, body short I'd go with a pig.
This was my first thought exactly. I also took notice of the fact that the hips are lower than the shoulders, which says hog, and NOT bear since bears are the opposite: hips are higher than shoulders.
Some will say that the hips aren't wide because it's a young bear, but when I am hunting them, I ONLY see small bears. Lol!
so I am familiar with them. I must say that the first thing that always strikes me about a small bear is how bow-legged they walk. You think they are huge because they're as wide as an adult bear but then you see nothing but light and air shining through where belly and rump should be and realize they are just bow-legged: small bears attempt to look large because it keeps them safe.
So, even small bears have wide hips. This is part of the reason for the concept of ground shrinkage after harvesting one (when you realize your bear isn't nearly as large as you thought it was).
Also, the ears on a younger bear, while on top as in this picture, are always nearly as large as the entire head (because the ears don't grow much throughout bear's life). Thus, the ears in relation to the head on this picture are entirely too small for a bear of that age. (And if it were a larger bear, the ears would be on the sides of the head to the extent of not even being visible in this picture).
The only thing this picture has going for it that might make it a bear is that the front legs are bow legged and I do think I can see a brown muzzle. That is really putting me on the fence actually. There is just something very beary here despite the other features.
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