Caption: Date: 1966-1968
Location: Biruwa Guthi, Parsa
Description: Cow near death. Cows close to death become separated from their herd. Often the first signs of an impending death are the great winged vultures circling overhead. Once the cow dies, its body is devoured by vultures, village dogs, jackals and other birds. On many occasions, low or out caste villagers remove the skin. In 24 hours, nothing of the animal is left but bones. About twice a year, bullock carts come through the villages to pick up the bones and take them to India where they are used for fertilizer. Keywords: Bob Nichols, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, agriculture, animal
