Real Stories Of Feral Children Told With Incredible Photos

6The Oxana Malaya girl from Ukraine, 1991

At the age of 3, the Oxana Malaya girl was left outside in the cold by her alcoholic parents. Looking for a warmth she moved into the farm kennel to cuddle with the dogs. This act probably saved her life, and she spent 6 years of her life living with the dogs. That’s the reason why she acted more like a dog than a human being when she was discovered. She only knew two words at the time “yes” and “no.” She is now 30 years old and intensive therapy, but she still has the social and verbal skills with the ability of a five year old.

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7The Madina girl from Russia, 2013

The Madina girl was left by her father and her alcoholic mother didn’t care for her at all. She was forced to live with a group of dogs. She ate and slept with the dogs, and she didn’t learn how to speak. She’s rescued now and despite having an unusual childhood, she is mentally and physically healthy. Which means that there’s hope for Madina to live a normal life as soon as she learns how to socialize.

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8Genie from USA, 1970

Genie was extremely abused by her father, and we’re not talking about ordinary abuse here. When she was born, her father decided she was “retarded” and restrained Genie in a child’s toilet seat in a small room of the house. That’s how she lived for more than 10 years. She was rescued by the child support service when she was 13 years old. But she didn’t talk at all, and she became a research object. When the funding was cut, she moved from a foster home to another foster home while constantly being abused. She ended up in a private facility for mentally underdeveloped adults where she probably spent the rest of her life.

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9Leopard Boy from India, 1912

This is quite an unusual story as well. This boy from India was taken by leopards when he was only two years old. He lived with the leopard family for 3 years, until the hunters managed to locate the boy and kill the leopards. When the boy returned to his family, he couldn’t speak and he behaved like a Leopard. He was extremely aggressive, he ran on all fours caught and ate the village fowl raw. Even though he started to socialize, he became blind from cataracts.

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10The Chicken boy from Fiji, 1978

His mother committed suicide and his father was killed. But before that, this boy lived in a chicken coop because he exhibited dysfunctional behavior as a child. His grandfather took care of him after his parents died, but he was still locked in a chicken coop. And when he was rescued, he crouched on a chair as if roosting and even pecked at his food. He moved to live with the woman who saved his life; Elizabeth Clayton.

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