Species | Cattle (Bos primigenius taurus) |
---|---|
Breed | Landes |
Sex | Female |
Born | 26 May 2001 Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain |
Died | 14 July 2020 Buglose, France | (aged 19)
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]
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]
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]
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]
Species | Cattle (Bos primigenius taurus) |
---|---|
Breed | Landes |
Sex | Female |
Born | 26 May 2001 Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain |
Died | 14 July 2020 Buglose, France | (aged 19)
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]
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]
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]
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]