I've been around for awhile.
Rarely do I identify with anything mammalian. Usually it is (closer to) avian, or reptilian, if it is something that is "alive" and not android or replicant. But, when I do, it is the bear in particular. A common pattern that has stayed with me, to varying degrees, across multiple lifetimes.
Is the character you identify as the same entity as the character in the source material, or a version, an echo, or something related but distinct?
Who I am is actually of little concern here. Know me personally, and know who I am.