| Websites in Feral Children |
- BBC - H2G2 - Feral Children
An introductory article with brief overviews of four famous cases.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A269840/
- Chilean 'Dog Boy'
Article about 10-year-old Chilean boy who lived with stray dogs for two years.
http://www.taipeitimes.com/news/2001/06/20/story/0000090750
- Feral Children - Isolated, Confined, Wild and Wolf Children
A comprehensive resource including stories of around 100 feral children, many with pictures; book extracts and reviews, academic articles and essays; and lists of books and other resources.
http://www.feralchildren.com
- Feral Children - Raised By Animals
A brief article that touches on some of the controversy surrounding cases of feral children.
http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/articleferalchildren.shtml
- Feral Children - Wikipedia
The online encyclopedia's entry on feral children, containing a brief description of feral children, a list of several well-known cases, and links to articles about some of the children.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feral_children
- Feral Children in Legend, Literature -- and Life - Trivia Quiz
A fun trivia quiz that tests knowledge of mythology, literature, history, current events and zoology.
http://www.funtrivia.com/quizdetails.cfm?id=68107
- From Monkey Boy to Choir Boy
An article about John Ssebunya, an orphan boy apparently reared by apes in the African jungle who was brought to Britain in 1999.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/466616.stm
- Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence: Feral Children
A brief article citing several famous cases and the controversies about human nature to which they are relevant.
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/g2602/0002/2602000247/p1/article.jhtml
- Kenyan Boy Adopted by Chimps
News article about a boy aged 2 found in 1996, believed to have been brought up by chimps since he was six months old.
http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,4136216%255E1702,00.html
- Mysterious People
A site with reasonably detailed accounts of a few feral children.
http://www.mysteriouspeople.com/
- Neuroscience for Kids: Feral Children
A lesson about feral children written for children, including a list of films about real and fictional cases.
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/moviesfc.html
- Romania's Wild Boy
A news story describing the case of Traian Caldarar, a Romanian boy who lived in the wild for three years.
http://www.100megsfree4.com/farshores/nwild.htm
- Russian Dog Boy
Article about Ivan Mishukov, a 6-year-old Russian boy who lived with stray dogs.
http://www.wsws.org/news/1998/july1998/ivan-j23.shtml
- Savage Girls and Wild Boys: A History of Feral Children
An introduction to the subject, taken and edited from the book of the same title by Michael Newton.
http://books.guardian.co.uk/extracts/story/0,6761,635802,00.html
- Siberian boy, 7, raised by dogs after parents abandoned him
A report of a Russian boy apparently raised by the family dog after being abandoned by his parents.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=547785
- Studies of Feral Children
Douglas Candland, author of "Feral Children and Clever Animals", presents discussions of four famous cases and draws conclusions about language acquisition.
http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/chimp/langac/LECTURE4/4feral.htm
- Taming the Monkey Boy
An article about John Ssebunya that appeared in the Scotsman. The author interviews those directly involved in John's discovery and rehabilitation.
http://www.lifestyle.scotsman.com/families/headlines_specific.cfm?articleid=516
- Thai Boy Raised by Dog Dies in Welfare Centre.
A two-year-old Thai boy who was partially raised by a dog was found dead at a welfare centre where he had been taken for protection.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1085842.htm
- Wild Things: Fortean Times Article
An excellent general article featuring a large number of cases of feral children. A good bibliography.
http://217.206.205.129/articles/161_feralkids.shtml
- Wolf Children and the Bifold Mind
An extract from "The Myth of Irrationality", a book by John McCrone. Discusses language acquisition in several cases of feral children, and has a bibliography.
http://www.btinternet.com/~neuronaut/webtwo_features_feral_kids.htm
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