Or these next guys: beavers, gophers, woodchucks, wombats or what-the-fucks?
This bear must be a distant Russian relative of the Hillbilly Bears. Perhaps a friend of Vlad's?
It looks like he just stepped out the closet and is wearing a bear suit. Maybe he's a closet Balalaika Contrabass player, or a closet "Furry", or both!