KUALA TERENGGANU: The hunt for the cow that attacked Jaafar Basok is still on with some villagers claiming that they have found the animal responsible.

However, the 56-year-old odd-job labourer is insistent that it is not the same animal.

"I do not remember seeing any horns on the cow. The one which the villagers found at the open space has horns," he said yesterday when told of the discovery.

"I am not sure if it is the same animal, but I know that the one which attacked me was fierce."

Villagers at Kampung Chalok Rahmat claim that a cow found at the open space near a secondary jungle nearby could be the culprit.

Jaafar, who is still recovering from the attack at the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital, also expressed his disappointment that the cow's owner had not visited him or apologised.

He added that he had been receiving a steady stream of visitors ever since his story was reported.

"Some came from as far as Johor and Malacca to visit me," he said.

Jaafar said some doubted whether a domesticated animal could inflict such bites but he was adamant that it was a brownish-coloured cow.

"I even saw the belly of the animal. It was pregnant," he said.

A veterinarian, who declined to be named, said cows could be aggressive if they were pregnant or had calves to protect.

State Health, Unity and Consumerism Committee deputy chairman Datuk Din Adam said he would discuss with the state communication and information department to document the "cow attack" episode.

"This is a rare occurrence and could be considered part of our history," he added.