‘Only in India’: Man dresses as a bear to protect crops from monkey attacks

Bhaskar Reddy paid Rs 10,000 to buy the bear costume.

Farmer wears the bear costume to protect crops, Telangana farmer wears a bear costume to save crops, Bhaskar reddy Telangana farmer, Indian Express

Reddy acquired the special outfit from a costume supply vendor in Hyderabad.

In an attempt to protect his produce, Bhaskar Reddy, a farmer from Telangana has resorted to wearing a sloth bear costume. According to news agency ANI, Reddy adopted this unique method to tackle the menace of wild boars and monkeys who keep damaging his crops in Telangana’s Siddipet even before they are cut.

Reddy and his son take turns in wearing the costume to the fields. However, Reddy told ANI that he is now paying a person to do the job for them. “I’ve hired a person for Rs 500 a day to wear the costume and walk around the field to keep the animals away,” he said.

Telangana | Bhaskar Reddy, a farmer in Siddipet’s Koheda uses a sloth bear costume to keep monkeys & wild boars away from damaging the crop.

“I’ve hired a person for Rs 500 a day to wear the costume & walk around the field to keep the animals away,” he said (30.03) pic.twitter.com/YVHyP4ZUGh

— ANI (@ANI) March 30, 2022

Reports said Reddy acquired the special sloth bear outfit from a costume supply vendor in Hyderabad, who makes dresses for the theatre groups, and paid Rs 10,000 for it. According to the reports, he said since the outfit is made of Rexine it becomes stuffy and uncomfortable to wear in the summer heat but it has been effective in keeping animals at bay.

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— Prshnt kndpl (@Prshntkndpl) March 31, 2022

And what if a real bear comes?

— his_XLNC🇮🇳❤ (@_XLNC) March 31, 2022

500/day seems to be too much but imagine wearing a black suit in the middle of summer with no shade. Try it in your backyard and you will understand.

— Bittertruth (@phokatmahamad) March 31, 2022

Kya techniques bro!!! Salute 🙏

— Golok Biswas (@imgolok) March 31, 2022

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— Drharix46 (@Harixph) March 31, 2022

😂🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/dYJod1pTCW

— PRATEEK🇮🇳🚩 (@Prateek_4599) March 31, 2022

500 per day = 15k per month. more than what engineer earn now a day. https://t.co/bn7uJ7xIX2

— त्रिशिरहंता (@sahastrachakshu) March 31, 2022

Sloth bear administrator has called this a masquerade attack on their species.

Sloth bears have also complained that the human wearing this costume walking around the field violates the sacred & deeply-held principle of sloth. https://t.co/2a06L9kC7A

— Aditya Upadhye आदित्य उपाध्ये (@Aditya_Upadhye7) March 31, 2022

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