https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16102341-the-girl-with-no-name
> In 1954, in a remote mountain village in South America, a little girl was abducted. She was four years old. Marina Chapman was stolen from her housing estate and then abandoned deep in the Colombian jungle. That she survived is a miracle. Two days later, half-drugged, terrified, and starving, she came upon a troop of capuchin monkeys. Acting entirely on instinct, she tried to do what they did: she ate what they ate and copied their actions, and little by little, learned to fend for herself.
> So begins the story of her five years among the monkeys, during which time she gradually became feral; she lost the ability to speak, lost all inhibition, lost any real sense of being human, replacing the structure of human society with the social mores of her new simian family. But society was eventually to reclaim her. At age ten she was discovered by a pair of hunters who took her to the lawless Colombian city of Cucuta where, in exchange for a parrot, they sold her to a brothel. When she learned that she was to be groomed for prostitution, she made her plans to escape. …
> MC: Yes, I did. I was eating some seeds that were really tasty, with soft sticky brown flesh that I opened like I would a pea pod. I ate too much of them and got very sick. What happened next was incredible. This animal, a monkey, it was an old monkey, he came to me. At first, I thought he was going to kill me. I was terrified, but he actually saved me. He took me to the water and forced me to drink. I was scared but, looking into his eyes, I understood he meant no harm. He was there to help me. I looked at him with respect because he seemed to be in charge.
> VA: Having experienced such ordeals early in life, you were finally adopted by the Forero-Eusse family, who treated you with great kindness and provided you with everything you needed. At some point, they flew you to Bradford, Yorkshire, England with other family members for a few months. Then, you met your future husband, John D. Chapman, a scientist! Can you tell us about that?
> MC: Yes, I did. I was sent to England for only three months as I was set to go to America to work as a nanny for a lawyer and his wife who was a social worker. They wanted me to care for their children and they would pay for my education in exchange. That was the deal. However, in the end, I stayed in England and I met my husband. He was the first person with whom I could share the truth about my childhood without being ridiculed. We got married and now I have a family. Having a family is very precious to me because, in the animal world, it’s important. They all protect each other and that is really what I love about having a family.
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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16102341-the-girl-with-no-name
> In 1954, in a remote mountain village in South America, a little girl was abducted. She was four years old. Marina Chapman was stolen from her housing estate and then abandoned deep in the Colombian jungle. That she survived is a miracle. Two days later, half-drugged, terrified, and starving, she came upon a troop of capuchin monkeys. Acting entirely on instinct, she tried to do what they did: she ate what they ate and copied their actions, and little by little, learned to fend for herself.
> So begins the story of her five years among the monkeys, during which time she gradually became feral; she lost the ability to speak, lost all inhibition, lost any real sense of being human, replacing the structure of human society with the social mores of her new simian family. But society was eventually to reclaim her. At age ten she was discovered by a pair of hunters who took her to the lawless Colombian city of Cucuta where, in exchange for a parrot, they sold her to a brothel. When she learned that she was to be groomed for prostitution, she made her plans to escape. …
https://www.beautifulhumans.info/marina-chapman/
> VA: At some point, you got very sick?
> MC: Yes, I did. I was eating some seeds that were really tasty, with soft sticky brown flesh that I opened like I would a pea pod. I ate too much of them and got very sick. What happened next was incredible. This animal, a monkey, it was an old monkey, he came to me. At first, I thought he was going to kill me. I was terrified, but he actually saved me. He took me to the water and forced me to drink. I was scared but, looking into his eyes, I understood he meant no harm. He was there to help me. I looked at him with respect because he seemed to be in charge.
> VA: Having experienced such ordeals early in life, you were finally adopted by the Forero-Eusse family, who treated you with great kindness and provided you with everything you needed. At some point, they flew you to Bradford, Yorkshire, England with other family members for a few months. Then, you met your future husband, John D. Chapman, a scientist! Can you tell us about that?
> MC: Yes, I did. I was sent to England for only three months as I was set to go to America to work as a nanny for a lawyer and his wife who was a social worker. They wanted me to care for their children and they would pay for my education in exchange. That was the deal. However, in the end, I stayed in England and I met my husband. He was the first person with whom I could share the truth about my childhood without being ridiculed. We got married and now I have a family. Having a family is very precious to me because, in the animal world, it’s important. They all protect each other and that is really what I love about having a family.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/apr/13/marina-chapman-monkeys
holy shit
Apes together strong
I love these high effort memes