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- 1 2 "Dschungelkind" - Buch von Sabine Kügler schürt Mythos vom "edlen Wilden", press release of the Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker , 18 February 2005. (German)
- ↑ Das Dschungelkind kehrt zurück [ dead link ], ZDF Mittagsmagazin, 20 November 2006. (Video, German)
