Police are investigating the bizarre discovery of a dead bear cub, found shot in the head and draped in Barack Obama campaign signs at an American university.
The cub was found at Western Carolina University by maintenance workers, with placards for the Democratic presidential candidate draped over its body.
"Western Carolina University deplores the inappropriate behaviour that has led to this troubling incident," university spokeswoman Leila Tvedt told reporters.
"We cannot speculate on the motives of the people involved nor who those people might be. Campus police are cooperating fully with authorities to investigate this matter."