We have all heard stories both fact and fiction of feral children being brought up by animals, the tale of Romulus and Remus, the legendary brothers who after being raised by wolves are said to have founded Rome which according to the popular saying wasn’t built in a day, and of course my personal childhood favourite Tarzan (although looking back at the old films now they stink of western imperialism and racism). Tarzan was said to have been raised by apes after his family was killed somewhere in Africa (the congo from memory) and he went on to have many adventures with his pet chimp and a random white blond woman.
A couple of years ago the news sites and social media had been buzzing with a report of a young girl who was found living in a nature reserve in Bahraich, northern India, which is just a few miles from the border with Nepal.
The girl whose identity was yet to be found out was first spotted in the company of monkeys a little over two months ago and then finally captured by Sub-inspector Suresh Yadav a short time afterwards. When Yadav spotted the girl and tried to call out to her the monkeys she was with became protective and attacked her would be rescuer. He managed to take hold of her and run with her back to his vehicle with the animals hot on their heels. It is clear to me from this part of the story that the monkeys were perhaps treating the girl as one of their own.
She was taken right away to hospital where she stayed for at least a few months. On her arrival at hospital it was reported that she was slight malnourished and covered in cuts and abrasions and unable to talk and although she was able to walk up right she would drop on to all fours as well as making facial and vocal gestures similar to that of the monkeys who had taken her under their wing. But now that time has passed her condition is improving and she seems to be able to understand what is being said to her, although at the time of writing she is unable to speak and she communicates through a series of gestures and the odd smile.
It is not known how long the girl, who has been dubbed ‘Mowgli Girl’, had been living in the forest but Drs have suggested it may have been a considerable amount of time.
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