Doctors baffled by boy, 6, covered in ape-like hair

Ananova ^ | Story filed: 14:35 Friday 21st June 2002

[gd124]

Doctors in Kazakhstan are baffled after finding a six-year-old boy covered in ape-like hair.

The boy, called Ablay, was found in a remote mountain village close to the Chinese border.

He is covered in thick hair from head to toe and has an oval shaped skull.

Doctors suspect nuclear radiation or a genetic disorder may be responsible.

Ablay was found by a visiting team of doctors holding a medical camp for children in the village of Terymagash.

They believe he is suffering from a rare and incurable condition known as hyperthrihos.

His mother Ayaulym, 26, and father Bahyt, 33, are distant relatives. Such marriages are common in Kazakhstan mountain hamlets.

Ayaulym said village elders advised them to send their son to the circus but she wanted him to go to school.

She said: "His life will be full of difficulties. Looking in mirror will bring him pain. He will be ridiculed and mocked."

Doctors from Aksay hospital said the boy has surprising mobility, flexibility, sociability, a kind of special intuition and a unique sense of direction.

Story filed: 14:35 Friday 21st June 2002

[gd124]

I love the "sensitive" name that Ananova gave to their picture of him: apeboy410x493.jpg

[BIGZ]

I watched the movie.

[AM2000]

Doctors from Aksay hospital said the boy has surprising mobility, flexibility, sociability, a kind of special intuition and a unique sense of direction.

Intriguing!

[gd124]

I missed that! It does sound like he has super-powers, doesn't it?

[GuillermoX]

Kinda looks like DUHbya ;)

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[Blackyce]

These Chinese doctors are talking like the kids an animal! Its not like this has never happened before. And NUCLEAR RADIATION?!? Give me a damn break!!

Welcome to the twentieth century China. Hope you guys make it to the Twenty-First sometime soon.

[Rebelbase]

The boy's first words were: "de plane, de plane!"

[gd124]

I'm guessing that within 10 posts someone will have posted the picture of Hillary.

[Dakmar]

Sure, laugh now, but you know that some day chimps, weasels, coyotes and marmosets will have the last laugh. It breaks my heart that the hyenas is gonna get it all.

[Tall_Texan]

Must be Arab.

[gd124]

Just a minor quibble, it's 21st Century Kazakhstan, not China, as if that makes a hell of a lot of difference.

[chindog]

Looks like he's related to Larry and Danny, the wolf people.


http://www.circusfolks.com/apu b/main.html

[JZoback]

Well, he has thumbs, so he isn't a simian like the last sentence seems to imply.

He can look forward to a rich life doing razor blade commercials

"Hello, I'm the former apeboy, here's a picture of me at age two. Now I use Super Six Blade Ultra, Ultra, Ultra Sharp Razor from Gillette" and I'm smooth as Britney Spears Brain Cavity"

[aruanan]

I'm willing to bet it's genetic and not nuclear-related.

[gd124]

14 posts and no-ones posted the famous picture of the Hildabeast!

Tut-tut, I'm afraid you're slipping.

[AM2000]

surprising mobility, flexibility, sociability, a kind of special intuition and a unique sense of direction.

Special powers? I dunno about that. Mobility, flexibility.. an athlete. Sociability.. party animal. Special intuition.. a woman. "Unique" sense of direction.. again, a woman. So what the doctors are really saying is, this kids the gay athletic type who likes to get his groove on... Can you say Dennis Rodman?

[Colonel Jim]

This is a true endocrine syndrome, the name slips my mind however.

[Tourist Guy]

One-hundred years hence the evolutionists will find his remains and declare that we have indeed evolved from the chimp.

[Focault's Pendulum]

Well...that explains my ex wife's lineage.

[steamroller]

This kid is probably a much nicer person than Hillary,who, with her FAT ASS and piano legs doesn't need a pelt to be ugly.