On the other hand, the close proximity of "pariah" dogs or jackals is unresented, in some cases welcomed; for I have heard of them sharing their food with these animals, and even petting and fondling them.

They have in time been brought to a cooked-meat diet, but would always prefer raw flesh.

Some have been kept alive after being reclaimed for as long as two years, but for some reason or other they all sicken and die, generally long before that time.

One would think, however, that, having undoubtedly robust constitutions, they might be saved if treated in a scientific manner and properly managed." Rudyard Kipling, possibly inspired by accounts of these wolf-children in India, has ingeniously constructed an interesting series of fabulous stories of a child who was brought up by the beasts of the jungles and taught their habits and their mode of communication.

The ingenious way in which the author has woven the facts together and interspersed them with his intimate knowledge of animal-life commends his "Jungle-Book" as a legitimate source of recreation to the scientific observer.
Among observers mentioned in the "Index Catalogue" who have studied this subject are Giglioli, Mitra, and Ornstein.
The artificial manufacture of "wild men" or "wild boys" in the Chinese Empire is shown by recent reports.