Priceless moment boy who lived in forest and eats grass interacts with People for the first time
Twenty-one-year-old Zanziman Ellie suffers from microcephaly, where a baby is born with a small head. Shunned by his villagers for “being different”, Ellie, who can’t speak, spends most of his time in a jungle. Now, a crowdfunding campaign to help him is gathering steam. Bullies are everywhere but how do you escape them? Twenty-one-year-old Zanziman Ellie chooses to hike nearly 32 kilometres every day. Born in Rwanda, East Africa, Zanziman Ellie has microcephaly . A rare condition where a baby is born with a much smaller head than what’s perceived as normal, Ellie’s disorder has made him an outcast in his village, earning him the nickname “real-life Mowgli”. Shunned for looking different, Ellie spends his time away from the community in the jungle. On most days, his meals simply consist of eating grass. A new video capturing the moment Zanziman Ellie arrived in an urban area and interacted with people has gone viral. In the clip, city dwellers expressed surprise as they wel...