White tiger cub reappears in zoo after surgery

SAITAMA, Japan - White tiger cub "Sky" is shown to the public again at Tobu Zoo on June 26, 2014, after successful surgery on his congenitally troubled right hind leg and subsequent rehabilitation for about six months.

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