What are some real examples of feral children?

Many people might be surprised to discover that there are real life people who exist in the wild among animals and nature. Tarzan and Mowgli stories are not just the stuff of fiction. Throughout the last 200 years that have been many reported cases of people growing up with animals. read more

Most real-life examples of children who became feral were not children adopted by animals (e.g., Tarzan being raised by apes), but children abandoned or mistreated by other humans. read more

Feral children are human children who have lived away from human contact from a very young age, and have little or no experience of human care, loving or social behavior, and, crucially, of human language. Feral children are confined by humans (often parents), brought up by animals, or live in the wild in isolation. read more