A bear that mauled a man was taken to 'FAT CAMP' today (Fri) as officials said he was overweight with an EATING problem.

Eight-year-old bear ‘Bing’ was filmed attacking Naiphum Promratee, 36, who had been teasing her by dangling rice in his jaws on Wednesday morning.

Bing grabbed Naiphum’s arm and pulled him over the concrete barrier. She pinned Naiphum to the ground before dragging him with his teeth into his cage and starting to eat him - tearing a lump from his ribs under his armpit.

Friends eventually raced into the enclosure and battered Bing with a metal bar to free the horrifically injured man.

The Asian black bear - described as having a good temperament but ‘’greedy’' - was shot with tranquilliser darts and taken to a wildlife centre.

Footage shows TEN wildlife workers carrying Bing from his home at the Wat Luang Phor Lamai temple in Phetchabun province, Thailand, and loading him into a truck.

Bing - what is known as a ‘buffalo bear in Thailand - was driven to the nearby Khao Khao Kho Wildlife Aquaculture Station where officials immediately put her on a diet.

They estimated Bing's weight to be around 250kg - more than double the average weight of an American black bear which usualy weight 110kg.

Suteer Loy, head of the Khao Kho Wildlife Aquaculture Station, said the bear had become obese from being constantly fed by visitors to the temple and developed a ‘’big appetite’'.

He said: ‘’We have adopted the bear and we want to try to change his behaviour.

‘’We will supervise her closely. She is very, very fat and must now control her eating.''

Suteer Loy said it was not the bear’s fault for attacking the man and trying to eat him but it was just her ‘’natural instinct’’.

He added: ''Bing does not have a fierce habit, she's not aggressive, so it is not a problem to care for her.

''But she has an eating problem that we need to correct. She is greedy but she is friendly with other bears. We’re confident we can rehabilitate her.''

Meanwhile, injured visitor Naiphum was still recovering in hospital with a punctured lung and renal failure but his condition was stable and he is expected to recover.

Dr. Kobchai Jirachanchai, Deputy Director of Phetchabun Hospital Medical Division, said the bear had inflicted deep wounds on Naiphum’s back and sides.

He said: ‘’There were a lot of bite and nail wounds. In addition, there was a leak in the lung and expected to be a small pierce wound in the wound.

‘’The patient also has acute renal failure. It is not dangerous. Recent symptoms have improve but we will watch closely for the next 48 hours.

‘’The patient can talk and interact with visitors.’'