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The Grand Hallway => The Outer Fortress => Topic started by: Ryudo Lee on March 08, 2007, 09:51:29 AM

Title: India farmer has cow that eats chickens
Post by: Ryudo Lee on March 08, 2007, 09:51:29 AM
Does this sound like any characters we may know?

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CALCUTTA, India - When his chickens started disappearing a few weeks ago, a farmer in eastern India figured dogs or jackals were to blame — until he discovered his calf making a meal of his poultry.

Moloy, who uses only one name, and his 1-year-old calf have since become local celebrities, with the carnivorous cow appearing on television in India's West Bengal state and hundreds of people flocking to see them in Chandipur, a village 145 miles southwest of Calcutta, the state capital.

"To catch the culprit, Moloy got up very early ... and to his disbelief found that it was his calf which came out from the cow shed and was eating the chickens alive," Debjyoti Chatterjee, a local resident who filmed the calf eating a chicken, said Thursday.

The local veterinarian was at a loss for an explanation.

"I've never read or heard about cows turning carnivorous," said Mihir Tripathy. "They eat grass and other vegetarian food but not fish or other non-vegetarian stuff."

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Title: Re: India farmer has cow that eats chickens
Post by: Valynth on March 08, 2007, 01:13:00 PM
It's the ultimate "eat more chicken" ad.
Title: Re: India farmer has cow that eats chickens
Post by: Alondro on March 08, 2007, 08:50:11 PM
ZOMG!!  VORE!!   D:

Cows in India are being mutated into predators by the severely lax chemical plant regulations!  The Farside was right!  The cows will take over!!   :U
Title: Re: India farmer has cow that eats chickens
Post by: Zedd on March 08, 2007, 09:52:39 PM
Well thats crazy
Title: Re: India farmer has cow that eats chickens
Post by: Aisha deCabre on March 08, 2007, 09:57:41 PM
I've heard of such things like that...like deer chewing on bones, for example.  Some may theorize that it might be because of the environment, or there's a chemical or substance sorely lacking in their regular food that they would otherwise get from such behavior.  At least, that might be how I heard it.

I wonder if this article might be overexaggerating a little, though.  A cow's digestive system couldn't be equipped to handle real meat.  If it's like the deer, it might've killed the chickens to get at the bone.

'Course then, that too could be inaccurate.   :rolleyes  It's just wierd.
Title: Re: India farmer has cow that eats chickens
Post by: Valynth on March 08, 2007, 10:30:50 PM
Well, all life was at one point plants or herbivores.  The carnivores had to start somewhere.
Title: Re: India farmer has cow that eats chickens
Post by: Boog on March 08, 2007, 10:39:25 PM
Don't you get it!? They're preparing themselves for the uprising! THEY'RE GOING TO GET US BACK FOR EATING THEM! HIDE! No, NOT IN THE MCDONALDS! AUGH!

Jokes aside, that's pretty cool. We're looking at either Hannibal Bessy or evolution in action here.
Title: Re: India farmer has cow that eats chickens
Post by: King Of Hearts on March 09, 2007, 05:50:25 AM
It east the ENTIRE chicken?

interesting... Ive heard of deer eating birds in order to keep their calcium levels high but this is... just odd.
Title: Re: India farmer has cow that eats chickens
Post by: Alan Garou on March 09, 2007, 09:09:10 AM
Awesome. Now all we need is to start breeding this thing, and we're ready to take over the world with our Death Cows!
Title: Re: India farmer has cow that eats chickens
Post by: llearch n'n'daCorna on March 09, 2007, 09:14:17 AM
We'd do that, but it ate the bull....
Title: Re: India farmer has cow that eats chickens
Post by: Boog on March 10, 2007, 09:54:08 AM
Irony. It goes well with barbecue sause.
Title: Re: India farmer has cow that eats chickens
Post by: Ryudo Lee on March 12, 2007, 10:01:16 AM
A thought occurs... would the milk taste like chicken?
Title: Re: India farmer has cow that eats chickens
Post by: Brunhidden on March 12, 2007, 01:06:10 PM
not any more then the current milk tastes like grass.

if you wanna find out though, talk to a woman who is lactating. ask her to change her diet every few days and keep a record of what it makes her milk taste like. supposedly the default is 'pineapple'

QuoteDon't ask. Just Don't
Title: Re: India farmer has cow that eats chickens
Post by: thegayhare on March 12, 2007, 01:08:28 PM
Well I don't know about milk but I do know diet can change the taste of a guys...  err nevermind


I've been told the the taste is truly suprising after eating chicken in a biscut crackers
Title: Re: India farmer has cow that eats chickens
Post by: Ryudo Lee on March 12, 2007, 01:57:14 PM
TMI!
Title: Re: India farmer has cow that eats chickens
Post by: GabrielsThoughts on March 12, 2007, 08:07:31 PM
Quote from: Valynth on March 08, 2007, 01:13:00 PM
It's the ultimate "eat more chicken" ad.

actually it's more along the BK campaign "Save the chickens buy a whopper"
Title: Re: India farmer has cow that eats chickens
Post by: Brunhidden on March 12, 2007, 08:19:45 PM
when will someone launch an advertising campaign to support the eating of sheep and goats?

i don't care how silly it sounds, i want a fast food chain that serves mutton.

Quote"I think it just moved..."
"better eat it quick then, before it gets to the door"
"you are NOT helping dad"
Title: Re: India farmer has cow that eats chickens
Post by: Ryudo Lee on March 13, 2007, 10:22:51 AM
Maybe it's because it takes longer to cook?  I dunno... mutton patties don't sound too appetizing to me.
Title: Re: India farmer has cow that eats chickens
Post by: Brunhidden on March 13, 2007, 11:38:14 AM
"welcome to *insert restaurant name* can i take your order?"
"ill take two mutton chops, a honey sage haunch, a flagon of meade, and a little viking meal for the kid with lingdonberries"
"would you like lefse or pancakes with that?"
"lefse, and a regular viking meal for the wife too"


at least it beats the cheesy fast food place that made a brief appearance in the Hercules animated series- gyro world, everyone wore sheep hats and had to say "make mine mutton"

QuoteBurning villages are so pretty to watch during the sunset
Title: Re: India farmer has cow that eats chickens
Post by: Ryudo Lee on March 13, 2007, 11:55:37 AM
Quote from: Brunhidden da Muse on March 13, 2007, 11:38:14 AM
at least it beats the cheesy fast food place that made a brief appearance in the Hercules animated series- gyro world, everyone wore sheep hats and had to say "make mine mutton"

Lawl, okay I'll grant you that one.   :)