How does the poet describe the wild animal -bear? - Vidyadip

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How does the poet describe the wild animal -bear?

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The poetess Carolyn Wells has in her poem ‘How to tell wild animals’ described the bear in a funny manner.
She says that as soon as the bear comes near a human being, he hugs or embraces him tightly.
Then the hug becomes tighter.
He kills the person with his tight hug.
However, if you are still alive and have any doubts if he is bear then he will give you one more hug to finish you off.

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