Leopard boy of Dihungi

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Goongi

Caught aged 14

Goongi was caught in July of 1914 when she was about 14 years old. She was given the name Goongi, and because that means dumb we can infer that she wasn't able to speak. Goongi was found in the jungle near Naini Lal, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. She exhibited characteristics common to feral children: she was supposedly covered with hair, and ran on all fours.

Brought up by bears?

Our information comes from Jim Corbett (Jim Corbett's India) and he suggests that she had been brought up by bears, owing to the similarity of her dietary habits to that of bears — she wouldn't eat cooked food — and her climbing agility. She also had deep scratches that could have been caused by bears.