C. Feral Children

Isabel the ‘chicken girl’ was found when she was ___.

Isabel the ‘chicken girl’ was found when she was 10.

It seemed Isabel had been left in the chicken ___ with the ___ by her mother.

It seemed Isabel had been left in the chicken coop with the hens by her mother.

Consequences of Isabel’s situation

• Could not ___

• Was not ___ trained

• Expressed emotion by ___ her arms and ___ her feet (probably ___ the behaviour of the hens)

• Physically ___ (probably due to the ___)

Consequences of Isabel’s situation

• Could not speak

• Was not toilet trained

• Expressed emotion by beating her arms and drumming her feet (probably imitating the behaviour of the hens)

• Physically malformed (probably due to the malnutrition)

Kamala and Amala the ‘wolf children’ were discovered living with ___ in ___.

Kamala and Amala the ‘wolf children’ were discovered living with wolves in India.

It was assumed Kamala and Amala were lost in the ___ or even ___ by the wolves as babies.

It was assumed Kamala and Amala were lost in the jungle or even snatched by the wolves as babies.

Consequences of Kamala and Amala’s situation

• Behaviour seen as ‘___ life’

• They ___

• Walked on all ___

• Ate directly from a bowl with their ___, rather than using their hands

Consequences of Kamala and Amala’s situation

• Behaviour seen as ‘wolf like’

• They howled

• Walked on all fours

• Ate directly from a bowl with their mouths, rather than using their hands

Oxana Malaya was left in the ___ with the family ___ since she was very young.

Oxana Malaya was left in the kennel with the family dog since she was very young.

Oxana Malaya was shown ___ and ___ on all fours.

Oxana Malaya was shown barking and running on all fours.

Genie had almost no human contact until the age of ___.

Genie had almost no human contact until the age of 13.

Genie was shut in a room alone, strapped to a ‘___ chair’ and given virtually no human ___ or ___ at all for over ten years.

Genie was shut in a room alone, strapped to a ‘potty chair’ and given virtually no human interaction or stimulation at all for over ten years.

Genie never learned to speak ___ and spent her life in ___ care.

Genie never learned to speak fluently and spent her life in institutional care.