AR-News: (China) Siberian tiger back to wild life again after cataract removal

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

www.chinaview.cn 2004-03-11 20:22:29

    HANGZHOU, March 11 (Xinhuanet) -- A Siberian tiger cub raised in an 
eastern China zoo has started a new life on a wild mountain after fully recovering 
from a cataract removal over two months ago. 
    The five-month-old cub, the first Siberian tiger in the world to undergo 
such an operation, was discharged Wednesday from her cozy tiger house that was 
becoming too small for her to a mountain where dozens of other tigers of the 
Hangzhou Wildlife Park were roaming in the wild. 
    She weighs 25 kg and is as strong as a calf. 





full story: 

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-03/11/content_1360812.htm 
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