Dad & son mauled to death by massive bear as beast broke into their home after slaughtering 35 dogs at nearby shelter
A MASSIVE bear has fatally mauled a father and son after the raging beast broke into their home.
The man-eating bear broke into the house in Luchegorsk, Primorsky region in eastern Russia, killing and eating the pair, aged 87 and 56.
The vicious beast had killed 35 dogs within a matter of minutes at a nearby stray dog shelter just a day earlier.
The dogs were chained inside the shelter and could not escape as the wild bear ran amok.
Dog shelter director Olga Zamyshlyaeva said: "Our shelter is in a forest area, and the fence is wooden and flimsy.
"The bear came in at night, and 35 dogs died.
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"We don't have security here. The dogs are kept in kennels.
"We found bear tracks at the scene."
Police had cordoned off the village and stood guard to protect terrified locals, and a night curfew was imposed.
Hunting inspectors were immediately ordered to track down and kill the bear amid acute fears it could strike again.
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They found and shot the wild animal, according to reports.
Bear expert Sergey Aramilev said the animal’s behaviour was not typical, and it is likely the beast had been wounded by hunters, or was deranged and aggressive from rabies.
He said: "If the bear kills people, then it was either injured by a person or sick with rabies.
"A healthy bear would definitely not do this.
"It would not even come close to a populated area."
The shot bear appeared to be underweight, suggesting it was sick.
It comes as a group of savage bears who are feared to have acquired a taste for human flesh have been rampaging in a town in Japan.
Residents of the peaceful island of Hokkaido have been grappling with fears over the "ninja bears" who have been attacking humans and devouring cattle.
For many years, the eastern part of the city was haunted by one huge beast of a bear called Oso18, who sparked terror in the region with his rampant attacks.
Local media called him a "ninja bear" after he successfully avoided all the traps authorities set to catch him.
Within just four years, the 7ft 3in beast had savagely attacked 66 cows near the towns of Shibecha and Akkeshi in eastern Hokkaido, of which 32 died.
When authorities started to search for him, they discovered massive pawprints that he had left behind after the horror attacks.
The fearful animal was finally shot dead by a hunter last year, marking the end of his long reign of terror.
But just when there was a sigh of relief among the locals of the town after the beast died, similar attacks began to happen again.
And locals started to fear the return of a new Oso18.
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So far, multiple attacks have been recorded where the beast once wreaked havoc.
And due to the similarity of the attacks - and locations - the "ninja moniker has now been passed on.
