Man raised by wolves in a cave says human life is disappointing
Marcos Rodriquez Pantoja was dubbed the Spanish ‘Mowgli’ when he was found barefoot and half-naked after 12 years of living with wild animals in the Sierra Morena mountain range. The 71-year-old, who is now living in a small cold house in the village of Rante, has insisted that life has been much harder since he was taken from his natural home. He told El Pais: ‘I think they laugh at me because I don’t know about politics or football.’ Marcos also admitted that he had tried to return to the mountains, adding ‘it is not what it used to be’ and that the wolves don’t see him as a ‘brother’ anymore.
Marcos, who can still make animal sounds, added: ‘There are wolves and if I call out to them they are going to respond, but they are not going to approach me. ‘I smell like people. I wear cologne.’
Marcos was born in the Cordoba province, in 1946. His mother tragically died when he was only three years old, while his father went on to start a new family in another city. He sold Marcos to an old farmer so he could help him look after 300 animals in the mountains. The goatherd taught him how to create a fire and make utensils, but died a few years later, leaving seven-year-old Marcos all alone with the animals.
He told the BBC in 2013: ‘The animals guided me as to what to eat. Whatever they ate, I ate.’ Marcos established a special bond with the animals, and wolf cubs accepted him as a brother, while a she-wolf fed him and ‘taught him the meaning of motherhood.’ He also said that a snake was his friend: ‘She lived with me in the cave. I made a nest for her and gave her milk from the goats. She followed me everywhere and protected me.’ When Marcos was discovered by the authorities at the age of 19 he had swapped words for grunts.
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I bet the wolves treated him better than most humans would.
And vice versa.
Yep.
He told the BBC in 2013: ‘The animals guided me as to what to eat. Whatever they ate, I ate.’ Marcos established a special bond with the animals, and wolf cubs accepted him as a brother, while a she-wolf fed him and ‘taught him the meaning of motherhood.’ He also said that a snake was his friend: ‘She lived with me in the cave. I made a nest for her and gave her milk from the goats. She followed me everywhere and protected me.’ When Marcos was discovered by the authorities at the age of 19 he had swapped words for grunts.
And after a while, Marcos noticed a strange sensation on his rear, he turned around-- and lo and behold-- he had actually grown a tail!