A hybrid Bengal tiger has been raised at Mogo Zoo on the NSW south coast, the cub is 70-kilogram, 10-month-old tiger and is known as Kinwah.

Clive Brookbanks and his partner Sally Padey, the owner of Mogo Zoo, who helped raising the small tiger, shared their experience as they said that the cub was often up on the table.

When born, the tiger had a defected hip joint and due to that it was feared that his mother would not accept him. Therefore, the option of hand-rearing was adopted when the cub was only 10 days old.

The owner of the zoo stated that the big cats do not accept imperfect younger ones, as it is assumed by the parents that the cub will not be able to survive.

Kinwah is fed with a bottle of special ''big cat'' formula, twice a day. But the animals living in wild regain their habits. Mr. Brookbanks said that last week he stole a frozen chicken from the fridge. Mr. Brookbanks accepts that such animals cannot be kept as pets and they can get unpredictable.

Mogo Zoo is involved in international breeding program that intends to elevate the number of endangered Sumatran tigers.