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Summary 20-month-old Tha Sophat started suckling the cow in July after he saw a calf do the same.
A Cambodian man says his young grandson has lived partly on milk he suckles directly from a cow since the boys parents left their rural village in search of work.Um Oeung says 20-month-old Tha Sophat started suckling the cow in July after he saw a calf do the same.Um Oeung said he pulled the boy away at first. He relented after his grandson protested loudly and the boy has suckled the cows milk once or twice a day since then.Tha Sophat has lived with his grandparents in Siem Reap province in northwest Cambodia since his parents moved to Thailand in search of work.Um Oeung said Friday the cow doesnt mind the young boy suckling but he is worried about his grandsons health if he continues.
