How did they manage to turn this wild animal into a cute and cuddly pet ... live in every Russian family as pets. But there is a family that keeps one. The bear is named Stepan.

A family in Russia owns a pet bear ... by Cater Clips on YouTube, a Russian couple named Svetlana and Yuriy Panteleenko live with a 7-feet-tall bear named Stepan who is now 23.

"The facts that the bear patiently waits for the spoon rather than just go for the bowl is epic," commented another. The bear appears to be the man's pet ... one named Stepan, who went viral ...

The first search queries will take you to popular Russian websites ... and plentiful so that the bear goes into hibernation with a surplus of fat and nutrients. Bear Stepan, who is a bit of ...