Re:A girl was found living among monkeys in an Indian forest
by hueving on Friday April 07, 2017 @11:55PM
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>gives me even more affection for the animal kingdom over the human kingdom
Because humans never adopt animals? Or is it because animals never abandon their young?
Re:A girl was found living among monkeys in an Indian forest
by geon on Saturday April 08, 2017 @02:47AM
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Or kill the cubs of competing males.
Re:A girl was found living among monkeys in an Indian forest
by ge96 on Saturday April 08, 2017 @03:21AM
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That poor hippo
Re:A girl was found living among monkeys in an Indian forest
by spiderfarmer on Saturday April 08, 2017 @09:15AM
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Many, many animals do.
Re:A girl was found living among monkeys in an Indian forest
by sandworm101 on Friday April 07, 2017 @11:37PM
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I've read several articles on this. I wouldn't comment otherwise. I'd be more ready to take everything at face value had not several articles, from Indian outlets nearer to the source, drawn direct comparisons between this story and the jungle book fairytale. See the link to the NewIndianExpress article in the OP.
http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/apr/06/ jungle-book-redux -as-eight-year-old-found-living-amongst-monkeys-in-uttar-pradesh-1590649.html
Re:A girl was found living among monkeys in an Indian forest
by nwatson on Saturday April 08, 2017 @12:26AM
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apparently animals can be jerks too: http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/animals-can-be-...
Re:A girl was found living among monkeys in an Indian forest
by libeclipse on Saturday April 08, 2017 @05:35AM
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IFLS is only good for click bait and is generally a horrible source.
"“These aren’t Jungle Book stories, they’re often harrowing cases of neglect and abuse...”
If you read the entire article, it's clear that this isn't a fairytale story. However, the fact that Ssebunya was abandoned by his human family and 'adopted' by a primate family gives me even more affection for the animal kingdom over the human kingdom. It's just as true, but at least there's heart at the core.