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Oxana Malaya was found at the age of eight living among dogs in Ukraine in 1991 which she had done since the age of three. As a result she demonstrated a lack of ability to learn language and exhibited dog-like traits such as barking, walking on all fours, howling, sniffing and digging. She formed a powerful bond with the dogs at the time, such that when authorities attempted to rescue her, they were driven away by them. The only words she could speak were ‘yes’ and ‘no’.
All efforts to teach her to speak failed, including Noam Chomsky's recommended syntax related oral exercises carried out over 5 years by a trained team of specialists. Brain scans showed an abnormal cognitive ability and speed attributed to having to live in an intense and active environment unhindered by modern restrictive social barriers.