The first and most famous case of a feral child was that of Wild Peter. He lived in Hanover, Germany, and was found in 1724 at the age of 12, living off plants, climbing trees like an animal, and unable to speak.

A feral child (also called wild child) is a young individual who has lived isolated from human contact from a very young age, with little or no experience of human care, social behavior, or language. Such children lack the basics of primary and secondary socialization. [1] .

Jan 30, 2025 · Like Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book" in real life, many kids who have grown up without the influence of other humans develop animal-like behavior and learn to communicate outside their own...

Whether they are legends, suspected shams, or subjects of intense scientific inquiry, these ten stories of feral children are truly fascinating. Statue of Romulus and Remus with their wolf mother, sculpted by Antonio del Pollaiolo. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Feb 12, 2025 · Feral children, children who, through either accident or deliberate isolation, have grown up with limited human contact. Such children have often been seen as inhabiting a boundary zone between human and animal existence; for this reason the motif of the child reared by animals is a recurring theme

Jun 22, 2022 · Feral children have fascinated and frightened people for centuries, raising questions about what it means to be human. Richard Sugg shares the stories of some of these wild children – and explains why their return to society was not always a happy one

Dec 17, 2021 · After learning about these nine cases of feral children, read about the six most remote places in the world. Then, check out nine of the most terrifying insane asylums of the 19th century.

Nov 10, 2019 · These two girls, 8 years old and 18 months respectively when discovered, were found in a wolves' den in 1920 in Midnapore, India.

Dec 17, 2021 · In 1994, a feral child was discovered living among wild dogs in the village of Nova Blagovishchenka in Ukraine. Local police had never dealt with feral humans before, and they had to use food in order to distract the hounds while they …

Sep 8, 2018 · Children like Mowgli or Tarzan were raised by wild animals in the jungle, while Remus and Romulus suckled on the milk of wild wolves. There are myths in the Amazon of people who change into jaguars and in the Arctic there is a …