A Rare Friendship Between a Leopard and a Cow

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GUJARAT, INDIA, May 12, 2003: A rare phenomena has captured the hearts and minds of inhabitants of a village in Gujarat. It all started last October when a leopard began making regular nocturnal visits to a cow in the village. At first the villagers were leery of the visits, but word soon spread about the unusual relationship. Rohit Vyas explained, “It was unbelievable. They approached each other at very close proximity and the fearless cow would lick the leopard on its head and neck.” Efforts by the Forest department to capture the leopard proved fruitless. Soon the villagers were protecting the leopard. Apparently its frequent visits have kept other animals from damaging crops and crop yields have gone up by 30 per cent.