A runaway Siberian tiger returns to its home in a park in Antu in Northeast China's Jilin Province September 24, 2003. The big cat escaped from the Changbai Mountain Siberian Tiger Park last Saturday afternoon and attacked a farmer who was plucking pine nuts. More than 60 policemen joined the hunt for the tiger after the attack, and the animal was wounded by a rifle shot before fleeding into the mountains. [newsphoto.com.cn]

The Siberian tiger that returned to its home on his own in a park in Antu, Northeast China's Jilin Province is under the knife. Doctors are trying to taking out rifle bullets shot into the tiger's fore leg when local police hunted for it. The big cat will take months to recover from the wounds, doctors say. [newsphoto.com.cn]

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