Horror as bear on a bike EATS a monkey at the end of sick circus cycle race

A video is believed to have been filmed at Shanghai Wild Animal Park
Crowd is heard cheering and laughing as animals forced to ride in 'race'
Bear attacks the monkey after it crashes on the track

PUBLISHED: 09:41 EST, 7 May 2013 | UPDATED: 14:43 EST, 7 May 2013

A monkey was mauled by a bear after a disturbing circus stunt went wrong.

A video has emerged online of two monkeys and a black bear being forced to ride bicycles around a track in front of a large crowd.

After two laps of the track, one of the monkeys crash and the bear then attacks it as it lies stuck under the bicycle.

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The two monkeys and the bear are put on the bikes before being shooed off by staff holding sticks

Crowds can be heard cheering and laughing as the animals ride around the small arena

The gruesome video is believed to have been shot at the Shanghai Wild Animal Park, in China, which has hit the headlines in the past for its 'Wild Animal Olympics'.

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In the video, the audience can be heard cheering and laughing as the animals are sent riding around the small arena.

Circus workers holding sticks push the small bikes off but after a few seconds one monkey and the bear crash.

Staff can be seen desperately trying to force the bear off as it grabs the small monkey in its mouth.

At one stage three workers, dressed in brightly coloured costumes, try to wrestle the bear away, while another leads the second monkey away.

Bear mauls a monkey during 'bike race' at Shanghai Wild Park

The animals crash into one another after one of the monkeys falls from its bike after about two laps

Campaign group Animals Asia said it has previously documented cheetahs, lions, tigers, bears, chimpanzees and an elephant being forced to perform in the 'Wild Animal Olympics'.

It is not clear when the latest video was taken but Shanghai Wild Animal Park said in 2006 that the Olympic event had been scrapped following complaints and 'out of consideration for the safety of our visitors.'

Stunts in the show had included making bears box one another and ride bicycles, kangaroos boxing humans and monkeys lifting weights.

Visitors to the park can also pay to have their picture taken with the big cats and other animals.

Animals Asia said some of the creatures had also been declawed.

China Tour Online's website said the park 'offers animal performances, showing the charm and skill of the animals and their gift in performing.'

The bear then attacks the animal lying under the bike in front of the shocked animal park crowd

Despite the frantic efforts of the zoo staff who hit the bear with sticks, it continues to maul the monkey

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Ugh. The Chinese and their barbaric ways again with animals.

- Keisha Young , Chicago, United States, 09/5/2013 20:25

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Can I have popcorn with that

- carpenter45 , beverly, 09/5/2013 19:59

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The hatred I feel towards the organizers and attendees of this foul debacle cannot accurately be put into words. Animals were not put on earth for our warped idea of entertainment. Disgusted, sad and appalled by events of this nature. The Chinese should feel nothing but shame for their dire treatment of both animals and human alike.

- Beverley , California, United States, 09/5/2013 18:40

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If nature culled the human race by wiping every person in this arena off the planet, it would be a good start. This is just so sad and disturbing. People are horrible.

- Marla98271 , Seattle, 09/5/2013 16:50

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If the bear didn't eat him the Chinese people would. They will eat anything! Sick, weird demented country when it comes to animals. I'm surprised they don't eat their own young!

- Marci , lanesville, United States, 09/5/2013 16:33

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awfully good of the gentle bear not to have eaten one of the people! Consider: when a killer whale swallows it's trainer here in the usa we do not attempt tp save the trainer by opening up the whale because the whale is a protected species. This happens as seaworld!

- conservative , north florida, 09/5/2013 15:56

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The guy on the unicycle evaporates before he becomes the main course...

- kcm , houston, 09/5/2013 15:38

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Bear Maulin Gagnam Style!

- collapsereport , cooasdf, United States, 09/5/2013 15:36

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Bear,,,"the little SOB has been pizzing me off for years and he get fed while I get scraps" Sound awful, well so does what they do to these animal in China to make them preform.

- DutchUncle , San Antonio, United States, 09/5/2013 15:36

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circus' are really boring, but once in a blue moon.... you get a real treat.

- Americancitizen , phoenix, 09/5/2013 15:25

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