The bear was filmed at a zoo (Picture: YouTube/ORPAK Kruševac)

It struggles to its feet, smeared in what looks like faeces as it looks up at visitors.

The exhausted bear seemed so exhausted it could barely stand as he tries to get up from the rock he’s sitting on.

A trail of the brown material stretches out on the ice behind him at the zoo, said to be in Belgade at one of Europe’s oldest zoos.

Posted on YouTube yesterday, the video has already been viewed almost 12,000 times.


‘The water is in horrible condition – green, full of bacteria and other infections,’ Orpak Kruševac, who posted the footage, said.



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‘We demand that this torture chamber closed or relocated to a location where the animals will get a habitat similar to that of nature!’

Boy has to be rescued after being swept out to sea on an inflatable dolphinThe zoo where it was allegedly filmed is also known as the Belgrade Good Hope Garden.

As well as the polar bear, the zoo is home to around 2,000 animals including tigers, chimpanzees and seals.