L'homme qui a raconté son enfance avec des loups est mort à 80 ans
The man who told of his childhood with wolves died at 80 years old
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A Spanish man who grew up with wolves died at 80 years old.
Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja spent twelve years of his youth in the mountains.
He lived in the Sierra Morena after being abandoned at the age of seven.
During this period, he learned to survive with wild animals.
He ate raw meat and slept in caves with the wolves.
In 1965, the police found him and brought him back to civilization.
His incredible story inspired a famous book and a movie.
Scientists studied his case to understand how humans adapt.
Later, he said he was happier in the forest than with people.
Today, the whole world remembers the "wolf-child" of Spain.
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