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Feral Child

Definition:


 * subject of folklore legends
 * isolated
 * do not know even the basic English language-for example, behavior-overall they do not know how to be a human
 * suffered abuse and trauma, likely runaways
 * legends and folklores, usually depicted as having been raised by animals


 * Little to no scientific documentation except Amala and Kamala, having been raised by wolves

Everything was relevant to the topic. It talked about feral children, and the article gave detailed descriptions about each of the documented cases with feral children.

Some of the sources may seem like they were out of date. The latest one was in 2014.

One thing that could be improved is finding more recent sources, if possible. They could document better cases, and find more about recent dates, century.

There are viewpoints that are overrepresented. One that could be improved is to have the parents viewpoint on feral child. The article gave biased position. It almost stated that all feral children are subjected, does not know anything. Most of them are not married.

The links does work, and most are supported in the article.

They are great sources, and reliable. However, some videos, like documentaries, may be skewed, and depict the child to be underdeveloped.

Some of the conservations said that the article is fake or a hoax.

It is part of Wikiprojects, and is rated very poor.

This article is more biased, and only sees, the perspective, based on the author. The author literally made his biased known in the article.

Raised in confinement Genie – Discovered 1970 in Los Angeles. Confined to one room and abused by her father for 13 years.[42][43][44]

Edit: The confinement part of the wikipedia, can it be separate from the feral child. Although, most of them, like the confinement cases, lived in isolation, but they are not raised by animals. I think this raised in confinement, should be removed, or given some distinction that it is separate from feral child being raised by animals.

The teenager of Kronstadt (1781)[10]:49–55[11][56] – According to the Hungarian document published by Serge Aroles, this case is a hoax: the boy, mentally handicapped, had a goitre and was exhibited for money.

Edit of the article: I felt that the hoaxes article needs to have more information. Some of the mentions, such as teenager of Kronstadt needs to have more information on why it is a hoax. However, most of the cases are literally nowhere to be found. Some of the cases does not seem to exist. However, if there are feral children that are considered hoaxes, there needs to be sufficient proof backing that claim.

Sources: http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20151012-feral-the-children-raised-by-wolves (This source is sufficient, and better, because they are documented cases of feral children. These are supported by pictures, or reenactments of actual events.

https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/06/germanys-mysterious-forest-boy-is-neither.html (A documented case of hoaxes. The man specifically identified himself as a feral child, however, when researching and investigating, after the man said that it was a hoax. Most of the sources for the hoaxes did not have sufficient evidence to back up the sources.