Rosa (cow)
| Species | Cattle (Bos primigenius taurus) |
|---|---|
| Breed | Landes |
| Sex | Female |
| Born | 26 May 2001 Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain |
| Died | 14 July 2020 (aged 19) Buglose, France |
| Years active | 2004–2014 |
| Known for | Intervilles |
| Owner | Labat family |
| Offspring | 1 |
Rosa (26 May 2001 – 14 July 2020) was a Spanish-born Landes cow known for her participation in the French game show Intervilles. She became a popular part of the programme due to her intelligence and aggressiveness. She died in 2020 of a gastric illness.[1]
Early life
[edit]Rosa was born in Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. She was born with a black face and white body, a distinctive coloring compared to the black cows around her. When Rosa was one year old, she was spotted by Jean-Pierre Labat, who was on a visit for breeding cattle. She joined the breeding herd in France owned by the Labat family,[2] who had previously provided cows for use in Intervilles.[1] Rosa was given a trial in Germany for Intervilles. Though she initially appeared shy and Jean-Pierre Labat believed there were better cows, the programme's producer Yves Launoy selected Rosa for the televised programme due to her unique colours.[1][3]
Intervilles
[edit]Rosa made her debut on Intervilles in 2004, and she was recognised for both her aggression towards contestants and her intelligence in knocking down sets to prevent contestants from scoring.[3] Despite her aggressiveness, she would not attack contestants when they were on the ground.[1] During a game that involved pushing contestants into a pool, Rosa approached people slowly without aggression running her horns against the legs of contestants to see if they would dive or not.[1] Due to her popularity, she was given her own game called "Rosa Strike" based upon bowling.[4] She missed one season of Intervilles when she gave birth to a calf.[3] Due to her popularity, she was featured in the Intervilles video game for the Wii.[5] Fans of the Intervilles programme visited the Labat farm to see Rosa.[3]
Farm life and death
[edit]Following her retirement from televised competition, Rosa adopted a role as head of the herd at the Labat family farm, often leading the other cows.[1] She toured France taking part in similar style games to Intervilles until 2020 when she was retired to pasture.[6] Later in 2020, she started losing weight and she died of a gastric illness on 14 July 2020.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Joly, Olivier (2021-09-08). "Qui est Rosa, la vachette d'Intervilles ?" (in French). Femmeactuelle.fr. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ Cookies (2020-07-16). "Mort de Rosa, célèbre vachette d'Intervilles" (in French). Huffington Post. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ a b c d Briand-Locu, Marie (16 July 2020). ""Intervilles" : la vachette Rosa, star du jeu, est morte" (in French). Le Parisien. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ "Intervilles. Rosa, la vachette star de l'émission, est morte" (in French). Ouest France. 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
- ^ "Test de Intervilles sur PC par" (in French). Jeuxvideo.com. 2007-07-23. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ "Télévision: Rosa, célèbre vachette d'" Intervilles ", est morte" (in French). Le Point. 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2022-01-02.