Russian boy Ivan Mishukov fled his home at the tender age of 4 to escape his mother and her alcoholic partner.

After leaving home, Ivan managed to befriend a pack of wild dogs by sharing food with them. In return, the pack provided for and protected the young boy.

Ivan spent the subsequent two years as a member of the pack and eventually became their leader.

In 1998, when Ivan was six, Moscow police captured him by luring the pack away with food left in a restaurant kitchen.

Prior to this, Ivan had evaded capture by the police three times, each time protected by his loyal canine companions.

Due to the relatively short duration of his time living among animals (two years), Ivan was able to fully reintegrate into human society.

However, many other feral children struggle to achieve such a seamless transition.