SHOCKING: Eight year old girl who acts like a monkey found in Indian jungle.

Report making the round in India has it that an eight-year-old girl has been found living with monkeys and unable to walk or talk like a human.

The child, was found by police in a remote nature reserve in Bahraich, northern India and reportedly screeches to communicate and walks on all four.

She has already been dubbed 'Mowgli girl' because of the story's similarities with The Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling's tale about a boy of the same name brought up by wolves.

Authorities say she seemed comfortable among the apes at Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, close to the border with Nepal.

They are still trying to find out who she is, where she came from and how long she has been in the wild.

She was taken to hospital after the discovery two months ago and has been looked after there ever since.

Inspector Ram Avtar Singh, from Motipur station, in Bahraich, said: 'She was terrified of us, she could not speak or hear us properly. She was surrounded by three monkeys. She had wounds on her body specifically on her elbow and one on her leg.

'She was wearing clothes but not very dirty, it looks like she was abandoned by her family.

'She looked weak and was very hungry. We gave her some food to eat. She looked miserable. If we hadn't rescued her she could have been eaten by other animals.'

Doctors say she is still prone to bouts of anger and violence while she does not appear to understand any language.

She is said to be still frightened of humans. Although she has been taught to walk upright, she still walks on all fours, medics say.

Chief Medical Officer DK Singh said: 'The girl was found two months back, eats and walks like animals, and runs away on seeing humans

'She has marks on her skin, looks like she has lived with animals for quite some time. Now she is better and healthy, showing improvement.'

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