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Disturbing footage has captured the sickening moment two bears were forced to box one another on their hind legs in front of a laughing audience at a cruel Russian circus.
The wild beasts - removed from their natural habitats - can be seen dressed in shorts and wearing boxing gloves in shocking videos shared online.
The animals are made to perform in boxing rings under fluorescent lights in front of large and loud audiences in resorts like Sochi on the Black Sea.
Horror video captured by an audience member at one bout act showed two bears fighting each other - each with a circus trainer gripping onto a rope attached to the large predators in an effort to keep them under control.
Bright spotlights glare down onto the brown bears who are then forced into the centre of the ring, before they begin pushing and shoving one another.
Shocking footage captured the moment two brown bears were forced to fight in a boxing ring at a Russian circus
The bears can be seen wearing shorts as they stand under the venue's fluorescent lights and fight in front of hundreds of cheering audience members
The video showed the animals being dragged by a handler back into corners of the boxing ring by a rope before they began their next round of righting
They butt heads and swing their paws while standing on their hind legs, terrifyingly reaching almost the same height as their trainers.
After a few moments, they are reigned back into their opposite corners of the ring while the crowd cheers and claps, preparing for the next round.
Then a third, taller bear,, runs into the ring to play the role of a boxing attendant.
This bear, donning striped shorts, returns later with flowers for the champion.
Another video of the circus act shows the two large bears wearing boxing gloves fighting each other as all the circus lights are switched on.
Hundreds of people can be seen gathered around the stage as they wait in anticipation to see how the fight unfolds.
They can be seen leaping towards each other while standing on
