WOLF-CHILD CAUGHT

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21469, 18 April 1933, Page 9

WOLF-CHILD CAUGHT

STRANGE CASE IN INDIA ANIMAL HABITS ACQUIRED CALCUTTA. April 12 At a baby show in the native state of Gwalior a wolf-child two years of age is being exhibited. it is reported that the child was rescued by a British officer from a pack of wolves in whose company ho was living tho life of an animal. Tho report adds that when seen by the British officer who was hunting in the jungle outside .llionsi tho wolf-boy was running on all lours with the pack. The officer noticed him becauso of his ungainly, slow movements, and giving chase, captured him. Tho wolf-child fought madly for freedom, and had to be tied up beforo he could he taken into Gwalior City, where ho was handed over to a noted children's doctor. Strenuous efforts were made to reclaim tho child, but for some time they failed. Recently he has become more amenable to the treatment given him. He can make only animal noises, but shows signs of understanding human speech. He has been trained to walk about on his feet, but still prefers to go on all fours. Cooked food, which at first the child rejected, is now accepted by him and eaten ravenously.