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For 40 Years, Russian Family Cut Off From All Human Contact

PostPosted: Wed 30 Jan, 2013 7:42 am
by LandSailor
A great read...I like how their principal entertainment "was for everyone to recount their dreams."


http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-a ... 43001.html

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Re: For 40 Years, Russian Family Cut Off From All Human Cont

PostPosted: Wed 30 Jan, 2013 7:22 pm
by vagrom
Excellent piece, fascinating story. (Ernie Bond, on steroids.)

Re: For 40 Years, Russian Family Cut Off From All Human Cont

PostPosted: Thu 31 Jan, 2013 5:59 pm
by taswegian
Amazing story with a somewhat sad ending.
It always intrigues me of the way our natural skills are lost the more refined we become.
Those people did it tough. Running a wild animal down until IT was exhausted!

Re: For 40 Years, Russian Family Cut Off From All Human Cont

PostPosted: Sun 03 Feb, 2013 9:02 am
by russell2pi
taswegian wrote:Running a wild animal down until IT was exhausted!


That was very interesting to see pop up. There is a school of academic thought that our own evolution was strongly shaped by this practice. According to them this is why we can run or walk for very long periods, shed heat well, cope with dehydration etc, compared to other animals. The Kalahari (San) bushmen still hunt this way .. check YouTube for an awesome David Attenborough clip of this.

Re: For 40 Years, Russian Family Cut Off From All Human Cont

PostPosted: Sun 03 Feb, 2013 9:14 am
by russell2pi
russell2pi wrote:
taswegian wrote:Running a wild animal down until IT was exhausted!


That was very interesting to see pop up. There is a school of academic thought that our own evolution was strongly shaped by this practice. According to them this is why we can run or walk for very long periods, shed heat well, cope with dehydration etc, compared to other animals. The Kalahari (San) bushmen still hunt this way .. check YouTube for an awesome David Attenborough clip of this. (edit: link)