A Scarebear . . . ?
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It was a Scarebear!
It was a bear-like creature and usually docile omnivore that preferred to eat fruits than flesh. Normally, it looked like a round fluffy bear with some soft scale on its body which resembled a heart shape.
But when it was threatened or got scared, it could transform into a giant abomination with large, strong arms and claws, multiple rows of teeth, sturdy scales, and razor-sharp spikes.
In that form, Scarebear would lose its eyes and rely on its sharpened senses of hearing and smell, and it would blindly attack anything around it until it felt safe again.
It was quite docile and curios and most likely to approach strangers, but everyone was warned not to approach it due to the risk of accidentally spooking it.
"Let's go," I whispered, holding my breath. "Let's leave it while it's still busy."