Dina Sanichar

Dina Sanichar (1866-1894) was a feral child. Sanichar was discovered among wolves in a cave in Sikandra (near Agra) in Uttar Pradesh, India in 1872, at the age of 6, by a group of hunters from Bulandshahr.^[1]^[2] He went on to live among other humans for over twenty years, including picking up smoking, but never learned to speak and remained seriously impaired for his entire life.^[1]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Malson, Lucien (1972). Wolf children and the problem of human nature. New York and London: Monthly Review Press. p. 45. ISBN 9780902308244.
^ Ferris, George C. (3 June 1902). Sanichar the Wolf-Boy of India (PDF). New York City. p. 20.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Zingg, Robert M. (1940). "Feral man and extreme cases of isolation". The American Journal of Psychology. 53 (4): 487–517.

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[malson-1] Malson, Lucien (1972). Wolf children and the problem of human nature. New York and London: Monthly Review Press. p. 45. ISBN 9780902308244.

[ferris20-2] Ferris, George C. (3 June 1902). Sanichar the Wolf-Boy of India (PDF). New York City. p. 20.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[zingg-3] Zingg, Robert M. (1940). "Feral man and extreme cases of isolation". The American Journal of Psychology. 53 (4): 487–517.

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