The fantastic new version of The Jungle Book got us thinking about other feral kids in books, movies and TV.
Kristoff from ‘Frozen’
Kristoff was orphaned as a boy and adopted by trolls when he was 8 years old. The trolls raised him.
Tarzan
Tarzan was raised by apes in the jungle. The Legend of Tarzan starring Alexander Skarsgård opens July 1.
‘Peter Pan’
Refusing to grow up, Peter Pan fled to Neverland, where he lived with other Lost Boys.
A more recent ‘Peter Pan’
A live-action version of Peter Pan, simply called Pan, was released in 2015 with Lexi Miller in the title role.
Mowgli from ‘The Jungle Book’
Many of us grew up loving Mowgli, the boy who was raised by wolves in the jungles of India.
A more recent Mowgli
This stunning live-action version of the classic tale stars Neel Sethi as Mowgli.
Max in ‘Where the Wild Things Are’
Max (Max Records) flees to a mysterious jungle where he becomes the king of some very wild creatures.
‘The Blue Lagoon’
Emmeline (Brooke Shields) and Richard (Christopher Atkins) are shipwrecked on an island, left to fend for themselves.
‘Princess Mononoke’
The story centers on San, a young Japanese woman raised by wolves in the forest.
Wild Smurf from ‘The Smurfs’
Wearing leaves for clothes, Wild Smurf was raised by squirrels and can communicate with animals.
Feral Boy from ‘Mad Max 2’
Feral Boy (Emil Minty) speaks only in growls in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, though he narrates the film as an adult.
Jungle boy from ‘Gilligan’s Island’
Played by a young Kurt Russell, a jungle boy discovers a source of helium on the island and flees in a balloon.
Pecos Bill
After falling out of a covered wagon in Texas in the 1830s, Pecos Bill was adopted by coyotes.
Atalanta
Left to die on a mountain, Atalanta was rescued and raised by a bear in this ancient Greek myth.
Romulus & Remus
In another Greek myth, these twin brothers were abandoned in the Tiber River and raised by a wolf.
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