Syrian Gazelle Boy: Case Study
Wild Peter
The first really famous feral child Wild peter was described as “a naked, brownish, black creature”. He was captured near Helpenson in Hanover, Germany in 1724, when he was about 12. He climbed trees with ease, lived off plants and seemed incapable of speech. He refused bread, Preferring to strip the bark from green twigs and suck on the sap; but he eventually learnt to eat fruit and vegetables.
He was presented at court in Hanover to George I and was then taken to England, Where he was studied by doctors and psychologist’s. He went on to spend 68 years in society yet never learnt to say anything except “Peter” and “King George”. However his hearing and smell were said to be particularly acute.
The Syrian Gazelle Boy
Jean-Claude
The first really famous feral child Wild peter was described as “a naked, brownish, black creature”. He was captured near Helpenson in Hanover, Germany in 1724, when he was about 12. He climbed trees with ease, lived off plants and seemed incapable of speech. He refused bread, Preferring to strip the bark from green twigs and suck on the sap; but he eventually learnt to eat fruit and vegetables.
He was presented at court in Hanover to George I and was then taken to England, Where he was studied by doctors and psychologist’s. He went on to spend 68 years in society yet never learnt to say anything except “Peter” and “King George”. However his hearing and smell were said to be particularly acute.
The Syrian Gazelle Boy
Jean-Claude