livestock

livestock

This goat at a farm in Rajasthan has such massive ears they droop down well below the level of his jaw... And he has a rather alluring chocolate and fudge coat.

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An Alsation or German Shepherd dog heartily drinks freshly collected goat's milk, on the owner's behest.

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A pack of domestic goats can effectively forage the greenery of a hillside in no time at all, reducing verdant shrubbery to dry twigs in no time at all. Are these human created locusts on four feet?

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A baby goat or kid drinks milk from its mother's goat breasts or teats, tugging and suckling to maximize the flow. A human kid introduces the goat to its mother's teats.

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A variety of SUV's such as the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, Isuzu V Cross D Max, Mahindra Thar, Maruti Gypsy and more go down a steep mud chute at the Pushkar Mela environs in Rajasthan. Goats graze and horses trot by, meanwhile.

Rajasthan·livestock

Huge goats from western India, in Rajasthan state. They march around confidently around their pen, some head butting each other, others just striding around. Some have collars while others have bells on their necks.

river · wildlife

A herd of chital or spotted deer (Axis axis) loiters around a serene lake in the afternoon sun. These are the most common species of deer in India and are easily recognised with the spots on their bodies.

wildlife · livestock

A big herd of elephants (Elephas maximus) crosses a patch of grassland as humans chase after them. Elephants are the largest terrestrial mammals and are herbivorous in their diet.

livestock · ceremony

A man in North India visits a 'Gai Mata priest' for seeking blessings from a cow. The priest takes the tail of the cow and places it in the man's hands whilst chanting the ritual mantras. Cows are considered sacred by Hindus in India.

wildlife · livestock

Elephants graze with a small calf inside a park in Southern India. The herd kicks up tussocks of earth to expose grass for eating. The baby gets lost in the forest of tall elephant feet! A Bank Myna forages nearby.

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Customers visit the makeshift camps of the goat markets in India before Eid. A seller mentions the rate of a goat according to its age and size.

livestock · river

The Chambal is a tributary of the Yamuna and flows through the dry states of Northern India. It is one of the cleanest perennial rivers in the Gangetic Plains.

Assam·livestock

A herd of Elephants almost fully submerged underwater, try and cross the plains to reach a higher surface land mass.

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A herd of Ibex in the Union Territory of Ladakh, India. Capra is a genus of mammals, the goats or wild goats, composed of up to nine species including the wild goat, the markhor and several species known as ibex.

ceremony · livestock

Parents line up around a pile of cow dung covered in flowers to dip their children in a bizarre ritual in Betul Village in Madhya Pradesh. The ritual is performed after Diwali and after performing Govardhan Puja.

livestock · ceremony

After the last day of Diwali celebrations, the folks in Betul, Madhya Pradesh initiating the Govardhan rituals with chants and firecrackers and they prepare the pile of cow dung for dipping the children.

forest · livestock

Villagers from the neighbouring village of Maidenahalli near the Jayamangali Blackbuck Reserve herd goats in and around the periphery of the reserve. This particular one scares off a couple of blackbuck that fo leaping off in the distance.

farmland · livestock

A herd of Asiatic elephants (Elephas maximus indicus) crosses between paddy fields in a village in Odisha. Elephants with tuskers are also seen in the herd. Elephants are the largest terrestrial mammals and are endangered in the wild.

livestock · hills

A herd of Bharal or Blue sheep or Himalayan blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur) grazes on a steep grassy slope. Bharal are confined to the cold precipitous terrain of the Himalayas and hardly venture into forests.

village · livestock

A village in India in 1998 with cattle feeding outside the house. Villagers going about their daily activities of winnowing paddy etc,.

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A lonely goat bleating and looking for its mates. It seems lost and confused as it calls for help. Goats are reared in India for their meat, hide and milk.

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A herd of Asiatic buffalo or Indian Wild buffalo wades in a swamp with cattle egrets (Babulcus ibis). A group of domestic cattle is also grazing farther away. The wild water buffalo are known to wallow in water holes in the summers.

livestock · forest

Cattle graze in a woodland in Jabarkhet, India. Cattle, especially cows are considered a sacred animal in the Hindu religion. Cattle slaughter is prohibited for Hindus.