Zena Entirely Human After All.

If you were holding out that Zena, the “wild woman” from southern Russia who was captured in the 19th century and proclaimed to be Almasty, was all the legends claimed her to be, then you’re in for a sad shock: genetic testing revealed she was entirely of Sub-Saharan African origin. Likely, she was a slave brought to the region during the rule of the Ottomans. Read more HERE.