Antelope
I'm a kinda cattle,
The best in this 'ere zoo,
I'm a kinda cattle -
Are you a cattle, too?
I'm a kinda cattle,
If you can understand,
I'm a kinda cattle -
What's that in your hand?
I'm a kinda cattle.
Go on - let me see!
I'm a kinda cattle,
There ain't no flies on me!
What flies?
No, you're kidding!
He is a bull nilgai antelope from the base of the Himalayas. The belief that these animals are cattle and therefore sacred has protected them against hunting.
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Animal Magic
PoetryA small tribute to the non-human animals who share planet earth with us.....