The animal's determined quest for dessert took it behind the counter of Camp Richardson's, an ice cream shop which borders various forest regions in South Lake Tahoe.

A California sheriff's office shared photos of a bear that broke into an ice cream parlor and helped itself to some strawberry ice cream behind the counter.

‘Fuzzy’ expressed a strong preference for strawberry ice cream and was coaxed out by county deputies

The black bear, which the authorities named Fuzzy, caused little damage but cleaned out much of the inventory at a popular parlor on south shore of Lake Tahoe.

The animal's determined quest for dessert took it behind the counter of Camp Richardson's, an ice cream shop which borders various forest regions in South Lake Tahoe.