[kellyhound]

A Cambodian man says his young grandson has lived partly on milk he suckles directly from a cow since the boy's parents left their rural village of Koak Roka 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 told he pulled the boy away at first.

He relented after his grandson protested loudly and the boy has suckled the cow's milk once or twice a day since then.

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Tha Sophat has lived with his grandparents in Siem Reap province in northwest Cambodia since his parents moved to Thailand looking for work.

Um Oeung said the cow doesn't mind the boy suckling but he is worried about his grandson's health if he continues.

[candymosh]

if he's so concerned he needs to step up and make sure his grandson is taken care of

[d23623d]

Sad, but also a testament to our will to survive.

[**butterflylove**]

what a moooooving story

[Flaka]

I have no words for this.

[Faline]

[Parannoyed]

daaaaamn that kids coooool huh?

[johnleeknoefler]

What's the big deal? When we were kids our job was to milk the goats. We didn't touch the teats with out mouth but it was no big deal to squirt the milk into our mouths. We would do the same for the cats that hung around during milking time.