Pampered bulls prepare to lock horns

TARUKA, Nepal - The bulls have easy lives for most of the year. They don't pull plows or wagons. They are fed eggs, rice, corn and buttermilk.

Then, for one day near the end of winter, they fight, lowering their heads and locking horns on a dusty field as thousands of people cheer from the hillsides in this sleepy village in Nepal.

The bulls push, shove and bellow and eventually - normally after 15 minutes or so - one slinks away and a winner is declared. There are occasional bruises, but villagers say bloodshed is very rare.