A BEAR has bitten off and eaten the arm of a nine-year old boy who tried to feed it during a school visit to a zoo.

Police said the Palestinian lad lost his arm at the elbow when he was attacked in the West Bank town of Qalqilya.

1 The bear that bit off the forearm of a nine-year old Palestinian boy who tried to feed it, sits in its cage at a zoo in the West Bank town of Qalqilya Credit: Reuters

The bear then devoured his limb.

The victim was being treated at a local hospital for his horrific injuries.

Currently home to around 170 animals, the zoo is the only one of its kind in the West Bank and was built in 1986.

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In January a tourist was mauled to death by three tigers in front of his wife and child, stunned witnesses have reported.

Chinese media claims the father died after he entered the enclosure and walked towards the hungry cats as they were feeding – one tiger was shot and killed during the drama.

Horrendous footage shows the visitor writhing in agony on the floor as the three animals bite and claw his body with their massive paws.

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