An orphan boy who was raised by monkeys in the African
jungle has arrived in Britain to sing with a children's choir, and
a woman who disappeared into the jungles of Cambodia as a
child has been found after living in the wild for almost 20
years.
The BBC reports that John Ssabunnya, who is now 14, was
abandoned when he was two years old in the jungle in
Uganda. Green monkeys adopted him and raised him. During
the 3 years he lived with them, he ate their diet of fruits,
nuts and berries, and they taught him how to climb trees. In
1991, he was spotted by a local woman, who reported the
sighting to her village. He was taken to an orphanage, where
he learned to speak and live as a human being. During this
time, it was discovered that he has an extraordinary singing
voice. He still seems to be able to communicate with the
monkeys.
Rochom P'ngieng, who is now 27 years old, was spotted living
in a similar situation in Cambodia. In the Independent, Ker
Munthit quotes a local policeman as describing her as "half-
human and half-animal." A 45-year-old villager has identified
himself as her father and says he recognized her by a scar on
her arm. The girl disappeared when she was herding buffalo in
a remote area.
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