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19th February 2004, 10:04 AM
http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/00318170061.htm
Family cut off from world for 20 years found
Durban, Feb. 18 (PTI): South African officials have reported the discovery of a family of six isolated from the rest of the world for the past 20 years.
The family was found by chance at a farm in a remote rural area of the central Free State province of the country.
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Four members of the family - aged 26, 22, 18 and 14 - have never had contact with the outside world. Their behaviour is animalistic and they can't even communicate in an understandable language, officials said, adding one of them walks on all fours, almost like a monkey.
Their mother is also unable to speak in any language and they communicate with the father in sign language and noises. The oldest son is reported to have never slept inside their thatched home.
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Family cut off from world for 20 years found
Durban, Feb. 18 (PTI): South African officials have reported the discovery of a family of six isolated from the rest of the world for the past 20 years.
The family was found by chance at a farm in a remote rural area of the central Free State province of the country.
...
Four members of the family - aged 26, 22, 18 and 14 - have never had contact with the outside world. Their behaviour is animalistic and they can't even communicate in an understandable language, officials said, adding one of them walks on all fours, almost like a monkey.
Their mother is also unable to speak in any language and they communicate with the father in sign language and noises. The oldest son is reported to have never slept inside their thatched home.
more » (http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/00318170061.htm)