So I was reading another forum, a bushcrafting/hiking/survival type forum and in one particularly large thread there were people talking about seeing people living wild, in the UK

now, I wouldnt think this was possible really, and took it with a pinch of salt, but the story's still interest me

does anyone have any storys about seeing "wild" humans?

some of the storys detailed seein "men" on all fours, filthy, foraging in woodland etc

and from the way it was being discussed, it was as if it was a regularish occurance, and to best keep out of the "wild" humans ways

very strange

there have been too many stories, movies, old wives tales, and urban legends of people be raised wild and living like animals for it to be COMPLETELY false. UK isnt too small for it to happen there, IMO.

only thing that i would find off about it is, what about clothing? humans have evolved to be mostly hairless. how would a "wild" human keep warm, once they outgrow the clothing they had on when they were lost. also, what about kids being born in the wild to already wild humans? humans are far too fragile and dependant when first born.

I'm not sure if we're talking about feral humans, children raised by animals etc which tend to be one off's


I got the impression of more along the lines of either people that have either made a choice to go and live wild

or

have lived wild, like their parents, and grandparents before them, but for some reason haven't advanced into living in tribes, and building dwellings etc

I have too admit I find this thread slightly amusing. I can say with a fair amount of confidence we do not have 'wild Humans' here in the UK.

A few years ago, around '07 or '08, I heard a story on Radio Taiwan International (shortwave broadcast) about a "wild man" living in Taiwan.

The villagers kept complaining about a "hairy wild man" stealing crops and livestock. Eventually the police got involved and found that the reports were true.

The "wild man" was a sailor in the Taiwanese navy that had been discharged for mental instability. Without any money or friends/family the man just started living alone in the forest. When his clothing fell apart, he made new clothes from animal hides. The fur clothes gave him the "bigfoot/wildman" appearance from a distance.

I'm not sure what ever happened to him, as I never heard a follow up to the story.

People have mistaken the OP, he's not talking about people raised by dogs or other animals. He's talking about humans simply living wild.

Any chance you can link to the thread you referred to in your first post op? would enjoy reading through it