Video of the Wednesday attack … A circus bear turned on its handler during a show on Wednesday right in front of horrified children. The stun gun saved the trainer from inevitable reprisals in front of dozens of spectators - during a circus performance in Karelia, the bear attacked the man and almost cracked his throat. While walking the … Russian Circus Bear Mauls Its Handler, Terrifying Crowd Just Yards Away. Ruslan Solodyuk, the bear’s mauled handler, said the 16-year-old bear, called Yashka, was on his last tour as a performer and was not feeling well at the time of the attack. MOSCOW — Russian bears, according to the Kremlin, “aren’t idiots,” so they never attack President Vladimir V. Putin when he takes to the wilderness for some relaxation. A video still of a bear attacking its handler, Ruslan Solodyuk, left, of the Anshlag traveling circus during a circus performance on Wednesday. The man and the bear were "doing fine," the circus manager said after the animal was kicked and subdued with a stun gun. A circus bear attacked his trainer Wednesday in Olonets, Russia. Captured bears, often tethered by chains, regularly appear on the streets of Russian cities as part of advertising campaigns or as gimmick attractions. The animal then attacks the trainer and bites him as another circus employee runs in and begins kicking bear … The bear, a performer for the Melanzh Circus troop, was walking on its hind legs and doing turns, when suddenly it lunged at its handler. Russian circus-goers watched a dramatic scene unfold on Thursday when an animal performer turned on its trainer. ... A man sweeps at the Taj Mahal monument on the day of its reopening after being closed for more than six … Video of the attack in Olonets, a town 180km north-east of St Petersburg, shows the bear walking on its hind legs pushing a wheelbarrow. Authorities in Russia have reportedly opened a criminal investigation after a bear in a circus attacked and injured its trainer, and which was captured on video. Read: ... Twitter was full of angry reactions to the video. bear tackles one trainer wearing … Russian Circus Bear Mauls Trainer As Shrieking Spectators Flee. Dmitri Peskov, told state television last year. The handler, thrown to the ground and jumped on by a 660-pound brown bear, escaped the mauling without serious injury, but only after a colleague kicked the muzzled animal and prodded it with an electric stun gun. But the muzzled beast suddenly turns on its trainer, knocking him down and leaping on top of him. Ignoring complaints from animal rights activists about the use of wild animals in performances, many Russian circuses still feature bears, many of which roam wild in the vast, mostly uninhabited forest areas that cover much of the country. Video shows the moment a bear attacked its handler during a circus show in Russia. Russian man films himself shoving bear, gets bitten (VIDEO) A criminal probe has been opened into the incident to determine whether the circus offered “unsafe services,” according to Interfax, though live animal performances are legal in Russia, even without a barrier separating audience and stage as long as the animal is muzzled. The footage begins with the brown bear being forced to push a wheelbarrow while walking on its hind legs, The Sun reports. The bear pulls the man across the floor of the circus ring, and the tussle continues for several seconds, with the bear violent shaking the man. A video still of a bear attacking its handler, Ruslan Solodyuk, left, of the Anshlag traveling circus during a circus performance on Wednesday. The brown bear was made to push a wheelbarrow in Russia's Karelia region. But bears, the Kremlin spokesman, Dmitri Peskov, told state television last year, know better than to mess with President Putin, who likes to burnish his macho image by wandering, sometimes shirtless and often with a television camera crew in tow, through remote forests. ... the bear as it attacks the man. He told the Russian site Daily Storm that the bear had never been violent before, and that its aggression Wednesday was a result of old age and joint pains, which get worse in the autumn. Netizens Claim Animal Abuse After Russian Circus Bear Attacks Handler ... can be seen walking along with its handler after pushing the wheelbarrow and then lunging forward and attacking the man in the middle of the act in the video which has created a huge outcry. Bear filmed lunging at woman who got too close to take a picture. Officials have opened a criminal investigation after a circus bear attacked and injured its trainer during a performance in northern Russia. An eyewitness filmed the attack on video. The circus manager said neither the trainer nor the bear were seriously injured, and blamed spectators for provoking the animal with flashes from cellphone cameras. A 600lb performing Russian bear went wild in a circus ring and attacked its trainer as children screamed in fear. A shocking video shows audiences running screaming from a circus in Russia after a trainer was attacked by a 600lb bear. In a video of the shocking incident, a 660-lb. Circus bear attacks trainer after being forced to push wheelbarrow like human ... while recording the video, everyone thought it was a script. The bear attacked the handler after "losing understanding" with him, a spokesperson said. 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MOSCOW -- Officials have opened a criminal investigation after a circus bear attacked and injured its trainer during a performance in northern Russia. The stun gun saved the trainer from inevitable reprisals in front of dozens of spectators - during a circus performance in Karelia, the bear attacked the man and almost cracked his throat. The performing bear is seen going wild in a Russian circus ring, attacking the man as children scream in fear. Wednesday’s incident in the northwestern region of Karelia, next door to Finland, was just the latest in a series of attacks by angry Russian bears held in captivity. MOSCOW – Officials have opened a criminal investigation after a circus bear attacked and injured its trainer during a performance in northern Russia. A video shows the 32-year-old trainer being floored by the big cat which suddenly turned aggressive in the ring at a circus in Ukraine. By ... Man Gets Attacked Twice By Grizzly Bear, Films Video Of Himself Covered In Blood When a gymnast was injured and returned to the circus in a wheelchair, Yasha even licked his face. A group of hikers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park ended their trek in horror after discovering a bear dining on human remains. The brown bear had … The bear was responsible for the gymnast’s accident as he pushed him by mistake. The bear may have attacked due to sheer fright, unknown to Bulich, he might have been protecting himself. Lyudmila Misnik, the manager of the circus, told the Russian news media Thursday that spectators had provoked the bear by ignoring a request that they turn off the flash before taking pictures with their cellphones. Canadian premier makes a critical holiday plea, Before this teacher, school attendance was as low as 2%. Circus bear attacks his handler in front of horrified families in Russia WARNING: Video may be disturbing to some viewers A circus bear attacked its … Bear attacks trainer at Russian circus show. But ordinary folk, a Russian bear handler discovered this week when he was mauled during a circus performance, do not share the president’s aura of intimidating invincibility. If they see Putin, they will behave properly,” Mr. Peskov said. They clearly do not like this. Children and their parents, seated just yards away without any barriers to protect them from the animal, shrieked in horror as the attack unfolded. Onlookers at a Russian circus were horrified Wednesday when a 660 pound brown bear viciously attacked its handler before turning its attention to … A criminal investigation has been opened in Russia after a bear attacked a circus trainer during a performance where it was made to push a wheelbarrow. She said both the trainer and the bear were now doing fine, and offered assurances that “the rest of our program does not pose any danger to spectators.” This, she added, includes “dogs, raccoons, pythons, monkeys, parrots, as well as trapeze, magic tricks, illusionists, an iron man and clowns.”. A woman in Romania was caught on camera walking up to a bear to try and pose with it in a heart-pounding video. A circus bear lunged at his handler during a routine show in front of a group of children. Video shows the moment a bear attacked its handler during a circus show in Russia. The attack, which was caught on camera, occurred in the Russian town of Olonets. In the video, Yashka is … 886 A circus bear attacked a trainer during a performance . 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