born to be wild

[cubist]

Born To Be Wild
There have been over 40 well documented cases of feral children in the last few hundred years. The first really famous example, was 'Wild Peter', who was only 12 years old when he was captured in Hanover in 1724. He was described as being a 'naked, brownish, black-haired creature', and would climb trees and live off plants. He never mastered speech, and it took a long time for him to even attempt to eat anything other than plant material. He spent 68 years in society, but never managed to learn to say anything other than 'Peter' and 'King George.'


There are some who are very sceptical about Feral children, while others, such as Carl Linnaeous who classed them as a new species of human - 'Homo Ferens' , regarded them as very real indeed. As cases diminish though, the chance of ever truly understanding the mystery of the Feral children, diminishes with them.

Further Information can be found at http://www.feralchildren.com

i was wondereing if animals can teach a child as if it was its own and not prejudice it , not to mention they don't speak the child would have learnt grunts and growns but unlike the animal it wouldn't be able to interpret them or would it?
i am astounded that this really happens it certainly puts an interesting thought on how we live and think in society,

we treat animals like a commodity and hunt them eat them etc but animals take us in and bring us up, is it possible that there is some sociali awarness in nature itsself that says look after it, i am waffleing sorry for that but i though this was fascinating and i know someof the philosphers on here will be able to extrapolate on this.

[SittingBull47]

I've never heard of this feral thing, but you pose a good question. I think that if an animal were to come across a young human, it would raise it/protect it. I think. the animalistic instinct that some females have is powerful and does not discriminate. Take for example the little boy who fell in that cage in the zoo; A female gorilla went to the child and cradled him, protecting it from the males.

[Don't Change Your Name]

Very interesting.
This could prove the social darwinists wrong. But we dont have enough data about this. It could prove that animals adapt, that they help each other for their own benefit, that they can change, that they are very influded by the world that surrounds them, etc.

[cubist]

thats what i was thinging it endorses social change in animals and show s that they were more conscious at least than i thought, (Yes dark angel my ops are gradually changing about animals but i will still eat meat.) if they are consicous enough to not prejudice on looks smell structure of body. i mean we know animals of the same family are very social and work as a team exceedingly well, fine examples of this is giraffes and meerkats, who use centuries to look out while other sleep/feed.

another interesting thing i found was water rats living in beavers (homes can't thing of the name) and bringing food in for the beavers as somesort of rent.

but as far as ferral animals
one of the most interesting cases was a young lad raised by llamas or springboks it ran like they did and lived off of grass,