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El verdadero Mowgli del Cuento de la Selva se trata de una niña que que pasó los primeros diez años de su vida en la sabana africana. Se llama Tippi Benjamine Okanti Degri se crió con los animales salvajes en África, tiene ahora 23 años y vive en Francia.
Por primera vez estas fotografías vieron luz. Tippi nació en Namibia, pero viajó mucho con sus padres fotógrafos.
Sylvie Robert y Alain Degri son los padres de Tippi, quienes hicieron un extenso viaje por África que se convirtió en único e increíble.
La madre relata que cuando Tippi fue a Europa le fue difícil adaptarse a su nueva vida. “Echaba de menos a los animales”.
“No teníamos espacio para un perro en nuestra casa, así que nos dieron un periquito en su lugar. Ella amó tanto que pajarito. Él era el único amigo que tenía”.
Ahora de 23 años, estudia el tercer año en cine y se atrevió a escribir un libro al que su madre señala como: “Es como la historia de Mowgli, pero para Tippi es verdad”.
Real life Mowgli: Photos of Tippi, a girl who spent the first ten years of her life growing up in the African bush, have been released for the first time
Bond: Tippi aged 6 sitting on the back of Linda, a tamed ostrich in South Africa, left, and cradling two meerkats
Follow me: Tippi riding on Abu's neck as he leads his herd in Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Living with her French parents, wildlife photographers Sylvie Robert and Alain Degre, the three of them travelled extensively through Africa on a unique and incredible trip.
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'Her everyday life was making sure monkeys did not steal her bottle,' said Sylvie.
'Or she would call me over and point to an elephant eating from a palm tree and say 'mummy, be quiet, we're going to frighten him.'
'She had so much freedom.
Unique start: Tippi, aged one and a half, drinking from her bottle among an elephant herd in Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Real life Mowgli: Tippi aged 6 sitting with J&B, a tame adult leopard in Namibia
Trip of a lifetime: Living with her French parents, wildlife photographers Sylvie Robert and Alain Degre. The three of them travelled extensively through Africa on a unique and incredible trip
Watching the world go by: The young child relaxes with her meerkat friend
Time out: Tippi rests on the trunk of Abu the 34-year-old elephant in Okavango Swamps, Botswana before leading him on a trip
Brother: The images show the young girl making friends with an elephant, who she calls her brother, and a leopard, her best friend
'She did not realise she was not the same size as Abu the elephant. She would just speak to him like she would speak to me. They used to call her 'the little girl who would talk with animals.'
Tippi was able to form strong bonds with some of the most dangerous beasts in the animal kingdom because they were used to humans.
Most of the animals had been orphaned and raised by farmers.
However, despite the apparent ease and comfort with which they interact, Sylvie always put Tippi's safety first.
'You can't just meet any of these animals and act like this with them,' explains Sylvie.
'Wild animals will either run away or attack you if they are either frightened, injured or need to protect their young.
At one with nature: Tippi aged 6 with her arms stretched out on Sea Bird Island, Africa
Change: When Tippi returned to her parents' native country - France - at the age of ten, it was hard adjusting to city life in Paris
Hop on: Linda, a tamed ostrich in South Africa takes Tippi for a ride on a sunny day
No fear: The young child cradles a rock python snake and plays with her favourite elephant
Relaxing: Cindy the baboon in Namibia is happily stroked by the child
So always had to keep a special eye on her daughter.
'I had the least fear I wouldn't have let Tippi anywhere near them. The photo with Tippi next to the young lion cub Mufasa sucking her thumb is wonderful.
'The year after this photo we came back and we went to see him and he was huge.
'Mufasa came to Tippi and he friendly brushed her with his long tail, like a cat would do, and she almost fell down. I had to take her away - I was not at ease.
'But she was only ever bitten once on the nose by a Meerkat, only two bites!
'This is funny because Tippi's middle name is Okanti, meaning mongoose or meerkat. They were part of her family in Africa, so I wanted her to have something to take home with her.'
'The second incident was when she met with Cindy the baboon at a water point. Cindy attacked Tippi's hair and pulled out a handful, out of jealousy.
'That was terribly painful! Wild animals are unpredictable. We can't be sure of their reaction as we are not of the same species, we don't know all of
their behaviour codes.
Skills: Tippi with the San Bushmen of northern Namibia shooting a bow and arrow in Namibia
Duties: The women and children of the San Bushmen of northern Namibia. The women and children are responsible for gathering fruits and berries from the wild in Namibia
Medical help: Tkui applying medicine made from berries to Tippi's eye in Namibia and shows her how to make a bow and arrow
Thirsty work: Tkui of the San Bushmen of northern Namibia, feeds Tippi water from a root plant in Okavango Swamps
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2337418/The-REAL-Mowgli-Incredible-images-little-girl-spent-years-life-growing-African-bush.html#ixzz2Vcm20Hfy
Por primera vez estas fotografías vieron luz. Tippi nació en Namibia, pero viajó mucho con sus padres fotógrafos.
Sylvie Robert y Alain Degri son los padres de Tippi, quienes hicieron un extenso viaje por África que se convirtió en único e increíble.
La madre relata que cuando Tippi fue a Europa le fue difícil adaptarse a su nueva vida. “Echaba de menos a los animales”.
“No teníamos espacio para un perro en nuestra casa, así que nos dieron un periquito en su lugar. Ella amó tanto que pajarito. Él era el único amigo que tenía”.
Ahora de 23 años, estudia el tercer año en cine y se atrevió a escribir un libro al que su madre señala como: “Es como la historia de Mowgli, pero para Tippi es verdad”.
Real life Mowgli: Photos of Tippi, a girl who spent the first ten years of her life growing up in the African bush, have been released for the first time
Bond: Tippi aged 6 sitting on the back of Linda, a tamed ostrich in South Africa, left, and cradling two meerkats
Follow me: Tippi riding on Abu's neck as he leads his herd in Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Living with her French parents, wildlife photographers Sylvie Robert and Alain Degre, the three of them travelled extensively through Africa on a unique and incredible trip.
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'Her everyday life was making sure monkeys did not steal her bottle,' said Sylvie.
'Or she would call me over and point to an elephant eating from a palm tree and say 'mummy, be quiet, we're going to frighten him.'
'She had so much freedom.
Unique start: Tippi, aged one and a half, drinking from her bottle among an elephant herd in Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Real life Mowgli: Tippi aged 6 sitting with J&B, a tame adult leopard in Namibia
Trip of a lifetime: Living with her French parents, wildlife photographers Sylvie Robert and Alain Degre. The three of them travelled extensively through Africa on a unique and incredible trip
Watching the world go by: The young child relaxes with her meerkat friend
Time out: Tippi rests on the trunk of Abu the 34-year-old elephant in Okavango Swamps, Botswana before leading him on a trip
Brother: The images show the young girl making friends with an elephant, who she calls her brother, and a leopard, her best friend
'She did not realise she was not the same size as Abu the elephant. She would just speak to him like she would speak to me. They used to call her 'the little girl who would talk with animals.'
Tippi was able to form strong bonds with some of the most dangerous beasts in the animal kingdom because they were used to humans.
Most of the animals had been orphaned and raised by farmers.
However, despite the apparent ease and comfort with which they interact, Sylvie always put Tippi's safety first.
'You can't just meet any of these animals and act like this with them,' explains Sylvie.
'Wild animals will either run away or attack you if they are either frightened, injured or need to protect their young.
At one with nature: Tippi aged 6 with her arms stretched out on Sea Bird Island, Africa
Change: When Tippi returned to her parents' native country - France - at the age of ten, it was hard adjusting to city life in Paris
Hop on: Linda, a tamed ostrich in South Africa takes Tippi for a ride on a sunny day
No fear: The young child cradles a rock python snake and plays with her favourite elephant
Relaxing: Cindy the baboon in Namibia is happily stroked by the child
So always had to keep a special eye on her daughter.
'I had the least fear I wouldn't have let Tippi anywhere near them. The photo with Tippi next to the young lion cub Mufasa sucking her thumb is wonderful.
'The year after this photo we came back and we went to see him and he was huge.
'Mufasa came to Tippi and he friendly brushed her with his long tail, like a cat would do, and she almost fell down. I had to take her away - I was not at ease.
'But she was only ever bitten once on the nose by a Meerkat, only two bites!
'This is funny because Tippi's middle name is Okanti, meaning mongoose or meerkat. They were part of her family in Africa, so I wanted her to have something to take home with her.'
'The second incident was when she met with Cindy the baboon at a water point. Cindy attacked Tippi's hair and pulled out a handful, out of jealousy.
'That was terribly painful! Wild animals are unpredictable. We can't be sure of their reaction as we are not of the same species, we don't know all of
their behaviour codes.
Skills: Tippi with the San Bushmen of northern Namibia shooting a bow and arrow in Namibia
Duties: The women and children of the San Bushmen of northern Namibia. The women and children are responsible for gathering fruits and berries from the wild in Namibia
Medical help: Tkui applying medicine made from berries to Tippi's eye in Namibia and shows her how to make a bow and arrow
Thirsty work: Tkui of the San Bushmen of northern Namibia, feeds Tippi water from a root plant in Okavango Swamps
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2337418/The-REAL-Mowgli-Incredible-images-little-girl-spent-years-life-growing-African-bush.html#ixzz2Vcm20Hfy
) y la región del Kalahari (otro desierto). Y sí, las tribus que se ven en las fotos son los famosos khoisan o "bushmen", el linaje de seres humanos más antiguo que existe (en el otro linaje están los subsaharianos como los pigmeos y los Balotelli por un lado, y por el otro todos los no-africanos). 
Sir David Attenborough.