HONG KONG — Authorities in northern China are searching for a wild tiger, after it attacked two men and left one of them needing surgery. Social MediaFollowing the attack, the Heilongjiang Forestry and Grassland Administration held an emergency meeting Monday evening, identifying the animal that caused the injury as a Siberian tiger. Siberian tigers are the world’s largest cats, can weigh up to 660 pounds and grow to be almost 11 feet long. A Siberian tiger. Philipp Schulze / DPA via Getty Images fileAnyone injured in Heilongjiang by wild Siberian tigers is eligible for economic compensation, Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park said in a statement.

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