The shocking video is believed to have been filmed at Shanghai Wild Animal Park

May 8, 2013 08:22 GMT  ·  By

First off, let me just take the time to re-re-re-state the fact that animals belong in the wild, and that people have no business training them to perform various tricks for the sole purpose of entertaining others and thus making a few bucks.

The footage above made it only just a few days ago, and shows a black bear mauling a monkey while both of them were taking part in a circus performance.

Sources say that the video was shot at Shanghai Wild Animal Park. Despite the zoo's staff's desperate attempts to rescue the monkey, the bear seems pretty determined not to let go of it.

For the time being, nobody knows whether or not the monkey has managed to survive the attack.

Note that viewer discretion is recommended when watching the video above, as it contains some very shocking images that might upset certain people.