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PHOTOGRAPH BY MICHAEL S. YAMASHITA , NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
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Destructive and sacred: There are more than 5 million stray cows, mainly male, in India (above), destroying farms, spreading disease, and causing fatal accidents.
Male calves are often abandoned by farmers, but they can’t be legally killed because Hindus, who make up the dominant religion in India, consider all cows sacred. So the country is looking for solutions, including sanctuaries and artificial insemination to ensure female calf births only.
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