Guest guest Posted May 20, 2003 Report Share Posted May 20, 2003 >Bal Ram Singh <bsingh >bsingh >FOLLOW-UP:Cow and Leopard PICTURE: Fascinating yet non-scientific >observations >Tue, 20 May 2003 16:44:07 -0400 > >Dear Friends, > >Attached find the photograph of the cow and wild leopard as friends. The >photograph was published in Dainik Jargran, a Hindi Newspaper. > >Bal Ram > >http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=21293 > >Leopard befriends cow in Gujarat village > >Press Trust of India > >Vadodara, May 12: In a rare case of predator-prey friendship, a leopard >coming to 'visit' a cow at night has literally become the talk of the town. >The incredible ways of the two animals at Antoli village in Waghodia Taluka >of the district have attracted the attention of one and all, including the >wild life activists. > >According to honorary wildlife warden Rohit Vyas, who has visited the >village several times with other enthusiasts, "the leopard has been >visiting the cow from October last year at regular intervals". > >"After the villagers informed us about frequent visits of the leopard to >the sugarcane field for its close encounter with the cow in the field, our >team comprising conservator of forest H S Singh and others including >wildlifer Manoj Thakkar and Kartik Upadhyay, visited the village for >verification", Vyas told PTI here on Monday. > >"It was unbelievable", he said adding, "they approached each other at very >close proximity and the fearless cow would lick the leopard on its head and >neck". > >Giving further details about the animals-bond, Vyas said "the dogs would >start barking when the leopard came to meet the waiting cow every night >between 9.30 PM to 10.30 PM". > >The Forest Department, which was trying to capture the beast, gave up its >efforts after learning about the friendship. Moreover, the leopard did not >harm other animals in the village and its visits have benefited villagers >as other animals kept away from damaging crops in the fields and crops >yields went up by 30 per cent, Vyas added. > > >Bal Ram Singh, Ph.D. >Director, Center for Indic Studies >University of Massachusetts Dartmouth >285 Old Westport Road >Dartmouth, MA 02747 > >Phone: 508-999-8588 >Fax: 508-999-8451 >Email: bsingh > >Internet address: http://www.umassd.edu/indic _______________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail Attachment: (application/msword) Cow and Leopard.doc [not stored] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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