Who doesn't love those little tufts of fur? I love the Black Bears... And one lives behind my house, and it comes right up to me with no fear :P Then again, I work with wolves, so it probably thinks something like "This guy smells like animals... He must be a animal lover..."
Bears can be ridiculously cute especially when young... my favourite is the "Arctodus simus" or the giant short-faced bear. When they stood up they could reach 13ft.