Victor, the Wild Boy from Aveyron

"Come on, poor babe: Some powerful spirit instruct the kites and ravens
To be thy nurses! Wolves and bears, they say, Casting their savageness aside, have done Like offices of pity."

Shakespeare, Winter's Tale, Act II, scene 3, line 185

Interests in Feral children began as early as the 1700's and has continued to fascinate people throughout our modern era. Most reported cases on record, involve young children who have been isolated (or locked up) for an extended period of time. Often times the child is deprived of human care, normal socialization and in most cases sensory deprivation. In all circumstances of this type of neglect and abuse, the impact on the child is life-long, and often completely uncorrectable. Not all discovered cases of feral children involve dysfunctional parenting though. In the case of Victor, the wild boy from Aveyron, you'll find a much different cause of dysfunction.
Roaming through the woods of Lacaune in......

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