This male Sumatran tiger, called Bancah, plays an important role in the breeding of the tiger population in Kinantan zoo in Indonesia despite having a limp in his front right leg.<br /><br />Footage shows Bancah roaming around his family in an enclosure in the zoo on June 6.<br /><br />The Head of the Bukittinggi Tourism Office, Erwin Umar, said the presence of Bancah made Sumatran tiger population in this conservation continue to breed.<br /><br />According to Erwin, Bancah was found trapped in a pig snares on 2007 in the Taratak Bancah forest in West Sumatra. At that time the condition of the feline was very worrying with his right leg entangled in a sling rope and his fangs broken. <br /><br />West Sumatra Conservation and Natural Resources Officers (BKSDA) evacuated Bancah and took him to the zoo for treatment.<br /><br />After Bancah recovered, he mated with five tigresses and contributed to the birth of 10 cubs. <br /><br />For having fathered so many cubs, Bancah is considered an "idol" among Sumatran tigers in captivity and for Sumatran tiger activists in Indonesia.
