Comments on: Feral Children: Living With Beasts http://cogitz.com/2009/09/03/feral-children-living-with-beasts/ Daily Oddities Mon, 14 May 2012 02:56:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: marshleon http://cogitz.com/2009/09/03/feral-children-living-with-beasts/#comment-2618 marshleon Fri, 04 May 2012 15:55:43 +0000 http://cogitz.com/2009/09/03/feral-children-living-with-beasts/#comment-2618 I think Victor was French not Irish! I think Victor was French not Irish!

]]> By: madman21 http://cogitz.com/2009/09/03/feral-children-living-with-beasts/#comment-2594 madman21 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:45:38 +0000 http://cogitz.com/2009/09/03/feral-children-living-with-beasts/#comment-2594 If you see at the top of the webpage, it explains that 'A feral child (feral, – wild or undomesticated) is a human child who has lived isolated from human contact from a very young age, and has no (or little) experience of human care, loving or social behavior, and, crucially, of human language.' Genie was isolated from human save for her parents, so yes, she is actually feral. Hope that clears that up XD If you see at the top of the webpage, it explains that ‘A feral child (feral, – wild or undomesticated) is a human child who has lived isolated from human contact from a very young age, and has no (or little) experience of human care, loving or social behavior, and, crucially, of human language.’
Genie was isolated from human save for her parents, so yes, she is actually feral. Hope that clears that up XD

]]> By: exploited http://cogitz.com/2009/09/03/feral-children-living-with-beasts/#comment-2537 exploited Sun, 25 Mar 2012 01:11:13 +0000 http://cogitz.com/2009/09/03/feral-children-living-with-beasts/#comment-2537 Der, there's more child slavery today than ever was in amidst all this moderrn child protection hype but some people seem to have an agenda to protect sexual perverts... Its more criminal to kill someone than varously torture someone to a point of committing suicide... Der, there’s more child slavery today than ever was in amidst all this moderrn child protection hype but some people seem to have an agenda to protect sexual perverts… Its more criminal to kill someone than varously torture someone to a point of committing suicide…

]]> By: Arup http://cogitz.com/2009/09/03/feral-children-living-with-beasts/#comment-2480 Arup Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:24:57 +0000 http://cogitz.com/2009/09/03/feral-children-living-with-beasts/#comment-2480 so.”?I am more ctbrofoamle with an adult bringing in morality, than leaving it out. Like I would prefer “we don’t use words like that because they really hurt people.” to just “don’t say that.” so.”?I am more ctbrofoamle with an adult bringing in morality, than leaving it out. Like I would prefer “we don’t use words like that because they really hurt people.” to just “don’t say that.”

]]> By: hmclees http://cogitz.com/2009/09/03/feral-children-living-with-beasts/#comment-2466 hmclees Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:16:19 +0000 http://cogitz.com/2009/09/03/feral-children-living-with-beasts/#comment-2466 As an historian who has studied this case at length, I can verify that Victor of Aveyron has never been proven to be a hoax. Actually, his case is particularly well-documented, since he was made a ward of the French Empire at the very beginning of the nineteenth century. Obviously, this long after his discovery, it's been impossible to verify how long he lived in the woods, although there are several believable accounts of different villagers and farmers encountering him over a period of six to eighteen months before he was finally captured. But the documentation of his disabilities and physical condition clearly points to a child who was abandoned or isolated from a very young age, and who spent considerable time without shelter from the elements. Those details meet the conditions for classifying him as a feral child. As an historian who has studied this case at length, I can verify that Victor of Aveyron has never been proven to be a hoax. Actually, his case is particularly well-documented, since he was made a ward of the French Empire at the very beginning of the nineteenth century. Obviously, this long after his discovery, it’s been impossible to verify how long he lived in the woods, although there are several believable accounts of different villagers and farmers encountering him over a period of six to eighteen months before he was finally captured. But the documentation of his disabilities and physical condition clearly points to a child who was abandoned or isolated from a very young age, and who spent considerable time without shelter from the elements. Those details meet the conditions for classifying him as a feral child.

]]> By: A. Korey http://cogitz.com/2009/09/03/feral-children-living-with-beasts/#comment-2455 A. Korey Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:14:26 +0000 http://cogitz.com/2009/09/03/feral-children-living-with-beasts/#comment-2455 Actually she is often referred to as Feral Actually she is often referred to as Feral

]]> By: M.T http://cogitz.com/2009/09/03/feral-children-living-with-beasts/#comment-2414 M.T Fri, 09 Dec 2011 02:40:25 +0000 http://cogitz.com/2009/09/03/feral-children-living-with-beasts/#comment-2414 It is the evolution of psychology; nature vs. nurture. It is the evolution of psychology; nature vs. nurture.

]]> By: Tessa http://cogitz.com/2009/09/03/feral-children-living-with-beasts/#comment-2377 Tessa Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:33:33 +0000 http://cogitz.com/2009/09/03/feral-children-living-with-beasts/#comment-2377 Most of these are hoaxes. The gazelle boy story is not true, I have read a variety of things, and it is confirmed it was a hoax. If you do look in the picture, the child does not have nearly enough muscle mass to be able to keep up with a gazelle herd, he has a farmers tan. And there have been mixed stories of him put into an institution, being tortured for his efforts to escape, then escaping. And other cases of them saying they left him the way he was, with the herd. Amala and Kamala were a scam that priest created hoping to get more donations for his church Most of these stories are falsifications. Most of these are hoaxes.

The gazelle boy story is not true,
I have read a variety of things, and it is confirmed it was a hoax. If you do look in the picture, the child does not have nearly enough muscle mass to be able to keep up with a gazelle herd, he has a farmers tan.
And there have been mixed stories of him put into an institution, being tortured for his efforts to escape, then escaping. And other cases of them saying they left him the way he was, with the herd.

Amala and Kamala were a scam that priest created hoping to get more donations for his church

Most of these stories are falsifications.

]]> By: Tessa http://cogitz.com/2009/09/03/feral-children-living-with-beasts/#comment-2376 Tessa Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:30:19 +0000 http://cogitz.com/2009/09/03/feral-children-living-with-beasts/#comment-2376 The gazelle boy story is not true, I have read a variety of things, and it is confirmed it was a hoax. If you do look in the picture, the child does not have nearly enough muscle mass to be able to keep up with a gazelle herd, he has a farmers tan. And there have been mixed stories of him put into an institution, being tortured for his efforts to escape, then escaping. And other cases of them saying they left him the way he was, with the herd. The gazelle boy story is not true,
I have read a variety of things, and it is confirmed it was a hoax. If you do look in the picture, the child does not have nearly enough muscle mass to be able to keep up with a gazelle herd, he has a farmers tan.
And there have been mixed stories of him put into an institution, being tortured for his efforts to escape, then escaping. And other cases of them saying they left him the way he was, with the herd.

]]> By: Tessa http://cogitz.com/2009/09/03/feral-children-living-with-beasts/#comment-2375 Tessa Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:19:34 +0000 http://cogitz.com/2009/09/03/feral-children-living-with-beasts/#comment-2375 Sorry, forgot to add the website! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feral_child Sorry, forgot to add the website!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feral_child

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