Um, my 2 cents is that bears are perfect.
In real life, you see a bear, you run, pray, pee, poop all at the SAME TIME. You see someone hunting bear with a sword or spear, you call the funny farm and tell them one of their guys got loose, to bring the leather jacket then place him back in the asylum.
I catch bears, regularly with bear pits & traps in VS. No way in VS am I ever gonna try and duel 1, that's crazy talk. I am a bit disappointed that I can outrun a bear but that bear meat is tasty!
To me, bears are very realistic. Ive seen them swipe at rabbits, chickens, deer and gobble them up in VS. If there were tigers, Id do the same but I'd expect tigers to be smarter and avoid pit traps and hide in trees. If there were lions... Id move to the cold cold north for safety.
But hey, if they make them dual able... im gonna be disappointed.