Boy, 11, mauled to death by bears after being dragged inside cage at holiday resort

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A schoolboy was mauled to death by a pair of brown bears that dragged him inside their cage as he apparently tried to impress two girls.

The 11-year-old youngster, named only as Nikita, was thrown around “like a ball” by the raging predators and killed while on holiday with his family, according to reports.

Nikita had been “showing off” his “bravery” in front of two girls - allegedly "provoking" the beasts and slapping their paws - and was trying to pose for a photo in front of the caged animals, but he got too close.

The girls - around the same age as the victim - watched in horror as the bears clawed and bit their helpless friend, hurling him around their cage in the Russian Black Sea resort Sochi, best known for hosting the Winter