Writing Prompt: Unleash Your Beast

Almost everyone has a wild animal that they identify with and have an affinity for.  Are you enamored with wolves or warthogs?  Do you like alligators or armadillos?  Do you like deer or dolphins?  The possibilities are endless.  But, for today's writing prompt, create a short story that features a hero with powers or personality traits that are like your inspiration animal.  Your character can be a mere mortal or a superhero.  Just write us a tale of a person who is like -

an animal!