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Goat kids calls tribal woman "Amma"(Mother).For her goat kids are her own own children.
"I have fed my own milk to goat kids who have lost their mother. ",a tribal woman revealed .
Tribes of Attapadi valley in Kerala,South India express themselves as “Aadodu Valkavaru” or “Those who live with the goats”. Each Irula family have at least four or five goats with them. Goats are part of the family and roam around freely inside the houses. The number of goats in possession is considered as the status symbol of tribal families. Often, goats are also given as dowry at the time of marriage.
“I am 82 years old now, till about 5 years back I used to take goats for grazing; now my daughter has taken up the job. During younger days I have fed my own milk to goat kids who have lost their mother. Goats are an integral part of our life. They save us from hunger and misery and we look after them in whatever way possible by us”-Rami,an old tribal woman explained.
They never drink goat milk and isset apart for goat kids.I could find a tribal lady who was feeding milk to goat kids whose mother was killed by a leopard.