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Late last year, Shanghaiist ran several stories on the abhorrent Animal Olympics event held in Shanghai. Such was the media and public backlash against this event, we didn't expect to see performances of its ilk again in Shanghai. Optimists like us are often proven wrong. Shanghai Wild Animal Park, the organisers of last year's Animal Olympics, appear to be up to their old tricks.

WARNING: The above video is not for the squeamish. A crocodile suspected of killing a nine year old Guangxi boy was killed by Guangxi police, using some bait and a number of snipers. The boy and three friends hopped over the fence to the former zoo area where eleven crocodiles live, and, armed with a BB gun and a slingshot, began to shoot at the crocodiles. Two of the boys left, and of the two that remained, one was unsuspectingly dragged off by several crocodiles. The other boy witnessed this entire event. The area is now privately owned by a man who was feeding and taking care of the crocodiles, but it seems that security wasn't one of his top priorities—all you have to do to get in is hop a fence. They found, partially inside the crocodile, what they believe to be the remains of the boy.