Bear attack — or bear hug? Russian man encounters aggressive bear cub

A bear mauling a man's leg is rarely good news. But in this case, the bear attack is too cute to not mention.

A Russian backpacker was 'attacked' by an adorable aggressive brown bear cub at a wilderness park. The bear, barely reaching the man's knee, latched on, gnawing at the man's leg with tiny teeth not capable of doing any real damage.

ABC News describes the action:

"The man just continues to laugh, even going so far as to bend down and pet the wild animal. The cub tries to bite his arm. None of this fazes the man, who continues to wrestle with and pet the bear cub until he unceremoniously picks the cub up and walks off at the end of the video."

Watch the world's cutest bear attack below.

Please don't try this at home and/or anywhere. A feisty cub might look like a cute plaything, but it's not worth risking its mother's wrath.