Cover from Shasta of the Wolves by Olaf Baker (1921 British edition)

Feral children (that is, human children raised by non-human animals) in mythology and fiction are often depicted as having superior strength, intelligence and morals to "normal" humans, the implication being that because of their upbringing they represent humanity in a pure and uncorrupted state. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (500x788, 71 KB)Shasta of the Wolves by Olaf Baker, cover of British edition (George C. Harrap & Company, 1921), scanned and uploaded by User:Lee M. This image is of a book cover, and the copyright for it is most likely... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (500x788, 71 KB)Shasta of the Wolves by Olaf Baker, cover of British edition (George C. Harrap & Company, 1921), scanned and uploaded by User:Lee M. This image is of a book cover, and the copyright for it is most likely...

Thus Enkidu, raised by unspecified beasts, becomes the friend of the hero Gilgamesh (see also Epic of Gilgamesh); the brothers Romulus and Remus, raised by a wolf, become the founders of Rome; Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli, also raised by wolves, becomes the ruler of the jungle. Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan, raised by apes, has become an iconic hero of novels, comic strips and motion pictures. Enkidu and Gilgamesh, cylinder seal from Ur III Enkidu (𒂗𒆠𒆕 EN.KI.DU3 Enkis creation) appears in Sumerian mythology as a mythical wild-person raised by animals; his beast-like ways are finally tamed by a courtesan named Shamhat. ... Heroine (female hero) redirects here. ... Gilgamesh, according to the Sumerian king list, was the fifth king of Uruk (Early Dynastic II, first dynasty of Uruk), the son of Lugalbanda, ruling circa 2650 BC. He is also the central character in the Epic of Gilgamesh, which says that his mother was Ninsun, (whom some call Rimat... The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem from Babylonia and is among the earliest known literary works. ... This page describes the ancient heroes who founded the city of Rome. ... Wolf Wolf Man Mount Wolf Wolf Prizes Wolf Spider Wolf 424 Wolf 359 Wolf Point Wolf-herring Frank Wolf Friedrich Wolf Friedrich August Wolf Hugo Wolf Johannes Wolf Julius Wolf Max Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf Maximilian Wolf Rudolf Wolf Thomas Wolf As Name Wolf Breidenbach Wolf Hirshorn Other The call... Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5... This article is about the British author. ... Mowgli by John Lockwood Kipling (father of Rudyard Kipling). ... Edgar Rice Burroughs Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan, although he also produced works in many genres. ... James H. Pierce and Joan Burroughs Pierce starred in the 1932-34 Tarzan radio series 1964 Edition of Tarzan of the Apes Tarzan, a fictional character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, first appeared in the 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes, and then in twenty-three sequels. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as...

Other stories featuring human children raised by other animals, possibly influenced by Mowgli and Tarzan, include Shasta of the Wolves (1919) by Olaf Baker, in which a Native American boy is raised by a wolfpack in the Pacific Northwest, and Jungle-Born (1924) by John Eyton, in which a boy raised by apes in northern India inadvertently saves a teenage girl from her abusive father. British edition (George C. Haprrap & Co. ... Native Americans are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska. ... The Pacific Northwest from space This page is about the region that includes parts of Canada and the United States. ...

British comic books of the 1960s and 1970s seemed particularly fond of such stories. "The Wild Wonders" in Valiant (fl 1970s) are two boys lost on a Scottish island and raised in a normal environment, developing their own language; returned to human civilization at about a decade old, they become superb athletes and enjoy many comic adventures. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... The cover of the Valiant annual of 1975. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II...

Fishboy.

In "Fishboy", written by Scott Goodall (uncredited), (1968 - 1975 in Buster), the hero of the title was abandoned on a remote island as a baby, implausibly learned how to breathe underwater and to communicate with aquatic fauna, and grew webbed fingers and toes. Image File history File links Fishboy, British comic book character of the 1960s and 1970s; see also Feral children in mythology and fiction. ... Image File history File links Fishboy, British comic book character of the 1960s and 1970s; see also Feral children in mythology and fiction. ... Fishboy: Denizen of the Deep was a black and white strip appearing the British comic book Buster between 1968 and 1975, written by Scott Goodall and drawn by John Stokes and others. ... Buster was a long-running British comic (28 May 1960 - 4 January 2000) which carried a mixture of humour and adventure strips, although the latter genre would become a rarer occurrence as the comic went on. ...

Goodall also created "Kid Chameleon" (1970-1972) in Cor!!). Raised by reptiles in the Kalahari Desert after the murder of his parents, Kid Chameleon wears a suit of lizard scales that can change colour to camouflage him like his namesake the chameleon (actually his camouflage is much better, because the artist simply lets the background colours show through his outline, making him almost invisible). In keeping with the heroism of such children, both Fishboy and Kid Chameleon spend most of their time using their special abilities to help humans in trouble and defeat stereotypical villains. Kid Chameleon was a weekly 2-page colour comic strip appearing in the British Comic Book Cor!! from its first issue in 1970 until 1972. ... Cor!! was a British comic book that ran from (issues dates) 6 June 1970 to 15 June 1974, when it merged with Buster. ... The Kalahari Desert is a large arid to semi-arid sandy area in southern Kgalagadi Africa extending 900,000 km² (562,500 sq. ... Genera Bradypodion Calumma Chamaeleo Furcifer Kinyongia Nadzikambia Brookesia Rieppeleon Rhampholeon Chameleons (family Chamaeleonidae) are squamates that belong to one of the best-known lizard families. ...

The protagonist of the 1977-78 American television series Lucan was a young man who had been raised by wolves in Northen Minnesota and then captured/rescued by a research institute which spent ten years acclimatising him to civilised society. Kevin Brophy as Lucan, 1977 The television drama Lucan aired on ABC from 1977 to 1978. ...

Gau

The story of the 1994 video game Final Fantasy VI includes a character named Gau, a 14-year-old boy who lives wild on a fictional savanna called the Veldt (or Wild West in Japan). Abandoned shortly after birth, Gau raises himself among the fauna of the plain, learning how to fight in the exact style of many different monsters. At the age of 14, he encounters travelers Sabin Rene Figaro and Cyan Garamonde, and chooses to travel with them after they feed him some dried meat. Gau is capable of rudimentary human language, but has no social skills with them. Gau is later taught elementary manners to prepare him for reintroduction to his father who abandoned him, only to find that the man has been completely insane since Gau was born. Image File history File links Gau from Final Fantasy VI File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Gau from Final Fantasy VI File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a universal phenomenon. ... Final Fantasy VI ) is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ... Artwork by Yoshitaka Amano Gau is a fictional character of the Square Co. ... Savanna at Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. ... Sabin Rene Figaro , Mash Rene Figaro in Japanese) is a fictional character of the Square Co. ... Cyan Garamonde is a playable character in the Square Co. ... Inmates at Bedlam Asylum, as portrayed by William Hogarth Insanity, or madness, is a general term for a semi-permanent, severe mental disorder. ...

The theme of young adolescent runaways seeking shelter with wild animals and learning their ways is seen in novels such as the Newberry Medal-winning novel Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George. The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association (ALA) to the author of the most outstanding American book for children. ... -1... Jean Craighead George (b. ...

Jane Yolen's Passager (1996), the first of the Young Merlin trilogy of short novels, depicts a slightly more realistic view of such childhood. Abandoned in a Welsh forest at the age of seven years, the boy who will become Merlin lives in the forest for a year nearly as well as its natives, until a falconer who is used to domesticating normal animals captures him and begins the long and difficult task of educating him in human behaviour. Jane Yolen (born February 11, 1939 in New York City) is an American author, and editor of almost 300 books. ... This article is about the country. ... Merlin Ambrosius (Welsh: Myrddin Emrys (Merlin the Wise); also known as Myrddin Wyllt (Merlin the Wild), Merlin Caledonensis (Scottish Merlin), Merlinus, and Merlyn) is the personage best known as the mighty wizard featured in Arthurian legends, starting with Geoffrey of Monmouths Historia Regum Britanniae. ... Flying a Saker Falcon Falconry or hawking is an art or sport which involves the use of trained raptors (birds of prey) to hunt or pursue game for men. ...

More recently, the title character of Miyazaki Hayao's 1997 anime film Princess Mononoke (real name San) was raised by a wolf god. San is drawn into a deadly conflict between the forest gods and the humans whose presence seems to threaten them. Hayao Miyazaki (宮崎 駿 Miyazaki Hayao) (born January 5, 1941) is one of the most famous and respected creators of Anime, or Japanese animated films. ... The main cast of the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) (L to R: Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Ed Tivrusky, Faye Valentine, and Ein the dog) For the oleo-resin, see Animé (oleo-resin). ... Princess Mononoke ) is a Japanese animated film by Hayao Miyazaki that was first released in Japan on July 12, 1997 and in the United States on October 29, 1999 in select cities and on November 26, 1999. ...

Pyrénée with the bear and her teddy bear.

The French comic book (bande dessinée) Pyrénée (1998), by Regis Loisel and Philippe Sternis, features a girl who is raised by a bear and taught wisdom by a blind old eagle in the French Pyrenees, the bear having named her after the mountains. This story has won critical acclaim and has been translated into German and Dutch, but has also drawn some criticism because the girl is naked - a factor which might prevent the comic from appearing in English translation, especially in America. The comic has also spawned a limited-edition resin statuette of Pyrénée and the bear [1], as well as inspiring some fan art [2]. Panel from the French comic book Pyrénée, written by Regis Loisel and drawn by Philippe Sternis, depicting Pyrénée, the bear and the teddy bear. ... Panel from the French comic book Pyrénée, written by Regis Loisel and drawn by Philippe Sternis, depicting Pyrénée, the bear and the teddy bear. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Régis Loisel (born December 4, 1951) is a French comics writer and artist. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from...

Another comic that features a little girl and a bear, Little Dee is a webcomic where a prevocal human who was lost in a forest is adopted by a bear, dog and vulture. Though some inadvertent similarities exist to Pyrénée, the strip is pure fantasy (with the characters living in a cave and occasionally flying planes or cooking or similar) and focuses more on the natives and their issues of handling a human, though occasionally it reflects on the pathos of the situation. [3] Little Dee is a webcomic by Christopher Baldwin about a little girl lost on the woods who is befriended by three animals. ...

In Karen Hesse's The Music of Dolphins, a young girl called Mila is found after having been raised by dolphins for over a decade. In the book, Mila is taken to a clinic with other undomesticated human young, none of whom adapt to main-stream humanity as easily as she does. However, in the end of the book, Mila returns to the dolphin pod, showing her rejection of human society. Karen Hesse, born August 29, 1952 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, is an author of childrens literature and literature for young adults. ... Young adult to childrens book that follows the story of Mila (spanish for miracle), who was raised by a pod of dolphins around the Florida Keys and Caribbean. ...

In the series starting with Through Wolf’s Eyes by author Jane Lindskold, a young girl's family and colony are killed by a fire, and she is the only survivor. She is then taken in by the "Royal Wolves" who speak their own language with gestures and signals. Because Firekeeper had already learned a human language before going to live with the wolves, she was able to return to human society and became a valuable asset to the royalty, but she found that humans were not as noble as the wolves she loved as family. It is her greatest wish to become a wolf herself and leave the humans behind again. Jane Lindskold is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels. ...

In the Marvel comic universe, a Tarzan-inspired character Lord Kevin Reginald Plunder, called Ka-Zar created by the comic team of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, is raised in the Savage Land, a vast tropical jungle hidden from the world in the depths of Antarctica. The Savage Land contains many strange beasts, most thought to be extinct by the world at large. There he goes on to have many adventures, including features in the popular X-Men series. Marvel or marvel can refer to: Incredilble Hulk Comics Marvel Comics, a comic book publishing, entertainment, and licensing company based in the United States of America. ... Ka-Zar (pronounced KAY-sar) is the name of two jungle-dwelling fictional characters, both published by Marvel Comics. ... Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber on December 28, 1922[1]) is an American writer, editor, Chairman Emeritus of Marvel Comics, and memoirist, who — with several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko — introduced complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. ... Jack Kirby (August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books. ... The Savage Land is a hidden prehistoric land within the fictional Marvel Comics Universe. ...

In the Kennedy-Miller film Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, a character called the "Feral Kid" lives in the wasteland near the refinery settlement. He flips, growls when displeased and has a fascination for the Gyro Captain's autogyro. The Feral Kid wears shorts and boots made from hide, hunts and defends himself using a lethal metal boomerang. He has access to the refinery compound via the chicken tunnel. Whether he acts as "shepherd" to the chickens while they are outside the settlement walls is not known. The Kid is befriended by Max who gives him a tiny musical box. After helping Max deal with the bandits he escapes with the refinery occupants and eventually becomes the "Leader of the Great Northern Tribe". Byron Eric Kennedy (18th August 1949 - July 17 1983) Born Melbourne was an Australian Film Producer best known for the Mad Max series of films. ... George Miller (born March 3, 1945) is an Australian film and television screenwriter, film director and producer. ... Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (released in the US in 1981 as The Road Warrior) was a sequel to Mad Max. ... This article is about the film. ... Modern Autogyro, ELA-07, Casarrubios del Monte Airfield, Spain, 2004. ... This article is about the wooden implement. ... Shepherd in Făgăraş Mountains, Romania. ... Mad Max Rockatansky is the main character from director George Millers Mad Max film trilogy, appearing in the films Mad Max, The Road Warrior, and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. ... A musical box (or music box) is a 19th century automatic musical instrument that produces sounds by the use of a set of pins placed on a revolving cylinder or disc so as to strike the tuned teeth of a steel comb. ...

The Monarch from the Cartoon Network Adult Swim show, The Venture Bros., was raised by monarch butterflies in his youth. He wears a monarch butterfly costume with a crown, showing his "royal" status. The Monarch is one of the main characters and primary antagonist on the Adult Swim show The Venture Bros. ... Cartoon Network is an American cable television network created by Turner Broadcasting which primarily shows animated programming. ... Adult Swim, sometimes rendered [adult swim] based on its logo, is the name for the adult-oriented television programming network. ... The Venture Bros. ...

The Quality Comics hero Black Condor, was a boy raised in Mongolia by highly intelligent condors, gains the improbable power of flight and later becomes a superhero. Crack Comics #1 (May, 1940), featuring the Clock, previously introduced as the first masked comic book superhero. ... Black Condor is the name of three DC Comics superheroes who have all been members of the Freedom Fighters. ...

The Hexagon Comics hero Zembla was a boy raised by lions. Hexagon Comics is a syndicate of French, Italian and Spanish comic book writers and artists formed in early 2004, after French publisher Semic Comics decided to cancel its line of comic books. ... Zembla is a French comic book character created by Augusto Pedrazza and Franco Oneta for French publisher Editions Lug in 1963. ...

In Robert A. Heinlein's novel Stranger in a Strange Land, Valentine Michael Smith is a human raised by Martians on Mars, as he returns to Earth in early adulthood. The novel explores his interaction with — and eventual transformation of — human culture. The title of the book is a quotation of Moses. Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was one of the most popular, influential, and controversial authors of hard science fiction. ... Stranger in a Strange Land is a science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein published in 1961. ... A Martian is a hypothetical or fictional native inhabitant of the planet Mars. ... Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the solar system, named after the Roman god of war (the counterpart of the Greek Ares), on account of its blood red color as viewed in the night sky. ... Moses with the Tablets, 1659, by Rembrandt This article is about the Biblical figure. ...

In the second episode of the original Star Trek, "Charlie X", the Enterprise takes aboard the title character, a 17-year-old boy named Charlie, the sole survivor of a crash on a remote planet which occurred in his infancy. He claims to have survived and learned language via the ship's computer records, but in actuality was taken in by an advanced alien race, the Thasians. They taught Charlie to develop powerful psychic abilities to survive their hostile planet, and eventually take him back despite his and Kirk's pleas when the consequences of his powers and his emotional difficulties dealing with other human beings proves tragic. The starship Enterprise as it appeared on Star Trek Star Trek is a culturally significant science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry in the 1960s. ... Charlie X is a first season episode of the original series of Star Trek, first broadcast on September 15, 1966. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Psionics is the practice of using a variety of psychic abilities. ...

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Time's Orphan", the O'Briens went on a picnic to Golana IV, where Molly accidentally fell into an abandoned time portal and emerged as an 18-year-old (played by Michelle Krusiec). From her point of view, she had experienced approximately ten years of solitary existence. Back at Deep Space Nine, she was wild and uncontrollable, unable to cope with life on the space station; after a violent altercation in Quark's, Starfleet officials intended to place her in a mental health institution. The O'Briens returned to Golana IV, hoping to send Molly back through the time portal to the place and time she had become accustomed to, preferring her happiness over a possible lifetime of confinement. However, she was returned to the point where she had first entered, allowing the adult Molly to help her child counterpart return home, erasing the adult Molly in the process. Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... Times Orphan is a sixth-season episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... Michelle Krusiec Michelle Krusiec (Chinese: 楊雅慧) is a Taiwanese-born actress raised in the United States by adopted parents — her Taiwanese aunt and American uncle. ... Quark, son of Keldar and Ishka, is a fictional character in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, played by Armin Shimerman, and a regular for the shows seven-year run. ...

In Boris and Arkady Strugatsky's novel The Little One (also known as Space Mowgly), a human from Earth, Piere Semyonov, has been raised by an alien non-humanoid civilization after his parents' spaceship crashed onto an uncharted planet. After his discovery by the Terran scientists, several attempts to integrate him back to human society were undertaken, but all were in vain. Boris and Arkady Strugatsky The two brothers Arkady (Арка́дий, August 28, 1925 – October 12, 1991) and Boris (Бори́с, born April 14, 1933) Strugatsky (Струга́цкий; alternate spelling: Strugatski) are Russian science fiction authors who collaborated on their fiction. ... The Little One a. ... Space Mowgli also known as The Kid (Russian title: Малыш, Malysh) is a 1971 sci-fi novel by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky set in the Noon Universe. ... In the Noon Universe created by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky Earth is one of the planets populated by humans as well as their assumed origin. ... The Noon Universe novels by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky featured a number of characters who were not of vital importance to the XXII century, like Leonid Gorbovsky or Maxim Kammerer. ... Ark Megaforms (негуманоиды Ковчега) are a fictionary alien race from the Noon Universe created by Strugatsky brothers. ... Humans (люди) of the Noon Universe created by Strugatsky brothers are mostly identical to homo sapiens. ...

Ursula K. Le Guin's Hugo-winning short story "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" tells of the title community, a beautiful, happy and prosperous city that nevertheless exists only as long as, somewhere within, a child is kept in conditions of appalling physical and psychological neglect. Ursula Kroeber Le Guin [] (born October 21, 1929) is an American author. ... The Hugo Awards are given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works. ... The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas is a story by Ursula K. Le Guin. ...

In the Warhammer 40,000 Universe, Lion El Jonson, the Primarch of the Dark Angels Space Marine Legion, was abandoned in the dark jungles of Caliban for much of his early life. He could only roar and scream in rage and frustration and it was at adolescence where he had his first human contact. He became rather civilised after being found by the Paladins of Caliban, but still possessed a terrible inner rage and many other traits he had acquired while within the jungles. This article is about the tabletop miniature wargame and the fictional universe in which it is set. ...

The persona of Buckethead, a composer and guitarist, was supposedly raised by chickens. Buckethead (born Brian Carroll in 1969), is an American guitarist and composer. ...

Walk Like a Man is a 1987 comedy film starring Howie Mandel about a man who was raised by wild dogs. Howie Michael Mandel II (born November 29, 1955) is a Canadian comedian and actor, and is currently the host of the US game show Deal or No Deal, airing on NBC, and the Canadian version, Deal or No Deal Canada, airing on Global. ...

Nell is a drama film giving an account of a young woman who is not a wild or feral child but is raised by her paralyzed mother in an isolated cabin who has to face other human beings for the first time. Nell is a 1994 drama film starring Jodie Foster as a young woman raised by her mother in an isolated cabin who has to face other human beings for the first time. ...

World War Z by Max Brooks contain many references to feral children - in this case, children who were separated from normal humanity for the duration of the zombie war, and were forced to live in the wild, contending not just with the problems of survival but also the hazard posed by the walking dead. The novel suggests they formed a kind of rudimentary social or "pack" structure with basic tool-using abilities, and in most cases were capable of being slowly rehabilitated. This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ...

In the DuckTales episode "Jungle Duck", Mrs. Beakley is reunited with a feral duck whom she nannied at a young age. This article is on the animated series. ... Bentina Beakley is a fictional character, a relatively late addition to the fictional Scrooge McDuck universe from the Disney television series DuckTales. ...

Arietta the Wild

The most recent example is probably Arietta The Wild from the game Tales of The Abyss. She is born and raised by monsters from childhood before being found and taught human languages by Van and Ion. Her past allows her to control monsters to aid her in battle. In Japanese version of the game, she is shown having an irregular speech patter; a proof of her feral upbringing. Image File history File links Arietta_pic3. ... Image File history File links Arietta_pic3. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Tales of the Abyss ) is a console role-playing game developed by Namco Tales Studio and published by Namco. ...

See also

• Feral child
• Infant exposure
• Psychogenic dwarfism
• Mowgli Syndrome

A feral child (feral, - wild or undomesticated) is a human child who, from a very young age, has lived in isolation from human contact and has no (or little) experience of human care, loving or social behavior, and, crucially, of human language. ... The motif of infant exposure is a recurring theme in mythology, especially among hero births. ... Psychogenic dwarfism, Psychosocial dwarfism or Stress dwarfism is a growth disorder that is observed between the ages of 2 and 15, caused by extreme emotional deprivation or stress. ... Mowgli Syndrome is a term that is often given to children that are found with severe cognitive and/or physical deficiencies that are not the result of any biological cause, but rather are due to severe neglect. ...

Further reading

• Mother was A Lovely Beast (subtitled 'A Feral Man Anthology Fiction and Fact About Humans Raised By Animals) edited by Philip José Farmer (1974)
• Biography of Geoff Bass - A Life History

Philip José Farmer (born January 26, 1918) is an American author, principally known for his science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories. ...

External links

• FeralChildren.com, a website about real and fictional feral children