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Baby Hospital, the Monkey Girl from Sierra Leone

This 7-year-old girl found by an Italian missionary in Sierra Leone, and given the unlikely name of Baby Hospital. She was seemingly brought up by apes or monkeys. Baby Hospital was unable to stand upright and crawled instead of walking, and ate directly from her bowl without using her hands. She made the chattering noises of apes or monkeys.

Baby Hospital's arms and hands were reported to be well developed, but not her leg muscles. She resisted attempts to civilise her, instead spending much of her time in an activity that is very unusual for feral children: crying.