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Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( ; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)''The Times'', (London) 18 January 1936, p. 12. was an English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. He was born in British Raj, British India, which inspired much ...

's 1894 ''

The Jungle Book ''The Jungle Book'' is an 1894 collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, who ...

'' story collection, its 1895 sequel '' The Second Jungle Book'', and the various film adaptations based on those books. Characters include both

human Humans (''Homo sapiens'') or modern humans are the most common and widespread species of primate, and the last surviving species of the genus ''Homo''. They are Hominidae, great apes characterized by their Prehistory of nakedness and clothing ...

and talking animal characters.

In the Mowgli stories

The letter ṃ (

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) in Hindi usually represents a nasal consonant homorganic with the following stop, i.e. ṃb /mb/, ṃt /nt/, ṃk /ŋk/ etc. *

Mowgli Mowgli () is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Mowgli stories featured among Rudyard Kipling's ''The Jungle Book'' stories. He is a feral boy from the Pench area in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, India, who originally appeared in Kiplin ...

(मोगली موگلی ''Maogalī'';

feral child A feral child (also called wild child) is a young individual who has lived isolated from human contact from a very young age, with little or no experience of human care, social behavior, or language. Such children lack the basics of primary and ...

) – the titular protagonist, also referred to as "Man Cub", he is a boy who was raised by wolves, Bagheera, and Baloo.

Animals

Bagheera Bagheera ( / ''Baghīrā'') is a fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories in '' The Jungle Book'' (coll. 1894) and '' The Second Jungle Book'' (coll. 1895). He is a black panther ( melanistic Indian leopard) who serves as frie ...

(बघीरा ''Baghīrā''; بگھیڑا ''Baghīrā'', "black panther";

black panther A black panther is the Melanism, melanistic colour variant of the leopard (''Panthera pardus'') and the jaguar (''Panthera onca''). Black panthers of both species have excess black pigments, but their typical Rosette (zoology), rosettes are al ...

variety of

leopard The leopard (''Panthera pardus'') is one of the five extant cat species in the genus ''Panthera''. It has a pale yellowish to dark golden fur with dark spots grouped in rosettes. Its body is slender and muscular reaching a length of with a ...

) – one of Mowgli's mentors and protector. *

Baloo Baloo (from ''bhālū'' "bear") is a main fictional character featured in Rudyard Kipling's '' The Jungle Book'' from 1894 and '' The Second Jungle Book'' from 1895. Baloo, a sloth bear, is the strict teacher of the cubs of the Seeonee wolf pa ...

(भालू بھالو ''Bhālū'', "bear";

sloth bear The sloth bear (''Melursus ursinus''), also known as the Indian bear, is a myrmecophagous bear species native to the Indian subcontinent. It feeds on fruits, ants and termites. It is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, mainly because of ...

) – one of Mowgli's mentors and his friend. In Kipling's book, he is described as a sleepy old bear who teaches Mowgli the law of the jungle. *

Kaa Kaa is a fictional character from ''The Jungle Book'' stories written by Rudyard Kipling. In the books and many of the screen adaptations, Kaa is an ally of protagonist Mowgli, acting as a friend and trusted mentor or father figure alongside Bag ...

(का کا ''Kā''

Indian rock python The Indian python (''Python molurus'') is a large python species native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is also known by the common names black-tailed python, Indian rock python, and Asian ...

) – Mowgli's wise mentor and friend, though also feared throughout the jungle for his mesmerizing "hunger dance". * Hathi (हाथी ہاتھی ''Hāthī'' "Elephant";

Indian elephant The Indian elephant (''Elephas maximus indicus'') is one of three extant recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant, native to mainland Asia. The species is smaller than the African elephant species with a convex back and the highest body po ...

) – the chief of the local elephants and keeper of the Jungle Law. *

Shere Khan Shere Khan () is a fictional Bengal tiger featured in the Mowgli stories of Rudyard Kipling's ''The Jungle Book, Jungle Book''. He is often portrayed as the main antagonist in the book's media adaptations, itself an exaggeration of his role in ...

(शेर खान شیر خان ''Śēr Khān'', "Tiger King" (" Khan" is a common title of Indian Muslim lordship and royalty);

Bengal tiger The Bengal tiger is a population of the ''Panthera tigris tigris'' subspecies and the nominate tiger subspecies. It ranks among the largest wild cats alive today. It is estimated to have been present in the Indian subcontinent since the Late ...

) – a vicious man-eating Bengal Tiger who is the only recurring animal villain and the archenemy of Mowgli. He is often known as "a chief among tigers" and in multiple adaptations as the one called "The King of Tigers". Despite being born with a crippled leg and derisively nicknamed "Lungri" ("The Lame One") by his own mother, Shere Khan is ruthless, aggressive, violent, arrogant, self-centered, and sees himself as the rightful lord of the jungle. * Seeonee Wolf Pack – an

Indian wolf The Indian wolf (''Canis lupus pallipes'') is a subspecies of gray wolf that ranges from Southwest Asia to the Indian subcontinent. It is intermediate in size between the Himalayan wolf and the Arabian wolf, and lacks the former's luxuriant wint ...

pack that Mowgli was raised by. ** Akela (अकेला اکیلا ''Akēlā'', "alone"; Indian wolf) – the chief and leader of the wolf pack. ** Raksha (रक्षा رکشا ''Rakṣā'', "protection"; Indian wolf) – also called Mother Wolf, she is Mowgli's adoptive mother. ** Moti (मोती موتی ''moe-tee''; Indian wolf) – also called Father Wolf, he is Mowgli's adoptive father. ** Grey Brother (Indian wolf) – the oldest of Father Wolf and Raksha's cubs. He appears on all Disney adaptions except for 1967's ''The Jungle Book'', 1998's ''The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story'', and 2003's ''The Jungle Book 2''. ** Leela (लीला لیلا ''Līlā''; Indian wolf) – the granddaughter of Akela. *

Bandar-log Bandar-log () is a term used in Rudyard Kipling's ''The Jungle Book'' (1894) to describe the monkeys of the Seeonee jungle. Description In Hindi, ''Bandar'' means "monkey" and ''log'' means "people" – hence the term simply refers to "monkey pe ...

(बन्दर-लोग بندر لوگ ''Bandar-lōg'', "monkey-folks"; grey langurs) – a society of monkeys who are treated as pariahs for their scatterbrained anarchy. They kidnap the very young Mowgli, who is rescued by Bagheera, Baloo, and змейка. * Gajjini (गजिनी گجنی, "Elephant";

) – Hathi's wife. She is named Winifred in the animated Disney film adaptation. * Hathi Jr. (छोटा हाथी چھوٹا ہاتھی , "Elephant";

) – Hathi's son and Mowgli's friend. * Tabaqui (तंबाकूवी تنباکوی ''Taṃbākūvī''; "Dish-Licking Dog";

golden jackal The golden jackal (''Canis aureus''), also called the common jackal, is a wolf-like canid that is native to Eurasia. The golden jackal's coat varies in color from a pale creamy yellow in summer to a dark tawny beige in winter. It is smaller a ...

) – he feeds on scraps from either Shere Khan or the wolves of the Seeonee Pack. In some adaptations, he is a

striped hyena The striped hyena (''Hyaena hyaena'') is a species of hyena native to North and East Africa, the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. It is the only extant species in the genus ''Hyaena''. It is listed by the IU ...

. Tabaqui is a servant of Shere Khan as well as Shere Khan's spy and messenger. He is killed by Grey Brother after the Grey Brother interrogates him into admitting both what Shere Khan plans to do and where and then crushes the jackal's back in "Tiger! Tiger!" He is absent from all the Disney adaptions of ''The Jungle Book'' except the '' 1994 live action remake'', in which he is a human who works for Boone and 1998's '' The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story'', in which he is portrayed as a

spotted hyena The spotted hyena (''Crocuta crocuta''), also known as the laughing hyena, is a hyena species, currently classed as the sole extant member of the genus ''Crocuta'', native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is listed as being of least concern by the IUC ...

, a species only native to

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in real life. * Mang (मङग منگ ''Maṅg'', "go";

bat Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (). With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out ...

) – a bat. * Rama (रमा رما ''Ramā'';

water buffalo The water buffalo (''Bubalus bubalis''), also called domestic water buffalo, Asian water buffalo and Asiatic water buffalo, is a large bovid originating in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Today, it is also kept in Italy, the Balkans ...

) – a large water buffalo that Mowgli herds when living with humans and rides upon during the final confrontation with Shere Khan. * Mysa (मौसा موسا ''Maisā'', "uncle"; water buffalo) – a water buffalo. * Chil (चील چیل ''Cīl''; "

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"), in earlier editions called Rann (रण ''Raṇ'', "battle") – a kite that serves as a messenger. He is depicted as a

Brahminy kite The brahminy kite (''Haliastur indus''), also known as the red-backed sea-eagle in Australia, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal Bird of prey, raptors, such as eagles, buzzards, and h ...

in the 1989 anime series. * Sahi (इकी اکی ''Ikī'';

Indian porcupine The Indian crested porcupine (''Hystrix indica'') is a hystricomorph rodent species native to southern Asia and the Middle East. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It belongs to the Old World porcupine family, Hystricidae. De ...

). In later editions, he was called Ikki. * Tha (था تھا ''Thā'', "He was"; Indian elephant) – the first of the elephants according to Hathi. * Thuu (थू تھو ''Thū'';

Indian cobra The Indian cobra (''Naja naja /na''dʒa nadʒa/), also known Common name, commonly as the spectacled cobra, Asian cobra, or binocellate cobra, is a species of Naja, cobra, a venomous snake in the Family (biology), family Elapidae. The species is ...

), in '' The King's Ankus'' – a male blind albino cobra, also called White Hood. Mowgli gives him the derisory epithet "Thuu" (meaning "it has dried") upon discovering that the supposedly deadly cobra's fangs are in fact withered and dried up from age and disuse. A version of him appeared in the ''

Jungle Cubs ''Jungle Cubs'' is an American animated series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation for ABC in 1996, serving as the prequel to the 1967 film ''The Jungle Book'' as it's set in the youth of the animal characters years before the events o ...

'' episode "The Treasure of Middle Jungle", voiced by

Jim Cummings James Jonah Cummings (born November 3, 1952) is an American voice actor. Beginning his career in the 1980s, he has appeared in over 400 titles. Cummings has frequently worked with the Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros., serving as the offic ...

. This version is a giant Indian cobra who guards man's treasure in the Middle Jungle and his fangs drying out remain intact where a shrew exposed that fact to Baloo, Prince Louie, Shere Khan, and Kaa. *

Dhole The dhole ( ; ''Cuon alpinus'') is a canid native to South, East and Southeast Asia. It is anatomically distinguished from members of the genus ''Canis'' in several aspects: its skull is convex rather than concave in profile, it lacks a third ...

s – a pack of dholes that appear in the story " Red Dog". * Oo (ऊ او ''Ū'';

turtle Turtles are reptiles of the order (biology), order Testudines, characterized by a special turtle shell, shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Crypt ...

) * Jacala (जाचला جاچلا ''Jacalā'', "obstacle"; Indian crocodile) – a large mugger crocodile. In "Red Dog", it is stated that Mowgli broke a knife on Jacala's back during a protracted fight with him. * Mao (मवा موا ''Mavā''; Indian peacock) – in earlier editions, he was called Mor (मोर مور ''Mōr'', "peacock"). . * Won-Tolla (Indian wolf) – an outlier who warns Mowgli's tribe of the dholes who killed his mate and cubs. Before dying of his wounds during the fight between the dholes and Mowgli's tribe, Won-Tolla slays the dhole leader. * Chikai (चीकै جیکے ''Cīkai'', "squeak";

rat Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents. Species of rats are found throughout the order Rodentia, but stereotypical rats are found in the genus ''Rattus''. Other rat genera include '' Neotoma'' (pack rats), '' Bandicota'' (bandicoo ...

) * Phao (फवा پھوا ''Phavā''; Indian wolf) – son of Phaona and leader of The Free People. * Phaona (फवाना پھوانا ''Phavānā''; Indian wolf) – Phao's father and member of The Free People. * Ferao (फोडवा پھوڑوا ''Phōṛavā'', "woodpecker"; scarlet woodpecker)

Humans

The following characters are known humans: * Messua – the wife of the richest man of the human village, who decides to adopt the wild Mowgli, believing that he is their long-lost son Nathoo. * Messua's husband – an unnamed man, the richest man of the village. * Nathoo (नत्थू نتھو ''Natthū'') – the long-lost son of Messua and her husband, who has been snatched by a tiger. * Buldeo (बलदेव بلدیو ''Baladēvā'') – the elderly chief hunter of Messua's village and only recurring human villain. He is boastful, arrogant, greedy and superstitious, and he is furious when Mowgli, who knows what the jungle is really like, contradicts some of his own more fanciful stories about the jungle. He hopes to kill Shere Khan so he can get a substantial reward placed out as a bounty for the tiger's skin. In many adaptations such as the 1942 film, 1994 Disney live action film or the deleted draft of the Disney film, he is shown wanting to find the treasure of the Cold Lairs. In the 2018 adaptation, he was a British hunter called John Lockwood portrayed by

Matthew Rhys Matthew Rhys Evans ( ; born 8 November 1974) is a Welsh actor. He gained recognition for playing Kevin Walker in the family drama series '' Brothers & Sisters'' (2006–2011) and Philip Jennings in the spy drama series ''The Americans'' (2013 ...

(

John Lockwood Kipling John Lockwood Kipling (6 July 1837 – 26 January 1911) was an English art teacher, illustrator and museum curator who spent most of his career in India. He was the father of the author Rudyard Kipling. Life and career Lockwood Kipling was b ...

was Rudyard Kipling's father). Mowgli found that he had killed Bhoot and shot half of Hathi's tusk. During Mowgli's fight with Shere Khan, Lockwood tries to shoot Shere Khan, only for Akela to take the bullet when it was heading towards Mowgli. Lockwood himself was crushed to death by Hathi. * Mowgli's wife – a woman who fell in love with Mowgli and meets his old friends in the jungle. In the 1994 Disney live action film, she is Kitty Brydon, daughter of

Colonel Colonel ( ; abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military Officer (armed forces), officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...

Brydon. * Mowgli's son – a son of Mowgli and his wife.

Film and television adaptations

King Louie King Louie is a fictional character introduced in Walt Disney's animated musical film ''The Jungle Book''. He is an orangutan who leads other jungle primates and wants to become more human-like by gaining knowledge of fire from Mowgli. King Lo ...

(Disney) is an

orangutan Orangutans are great apes native to the rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia. They are now found only in parts of Borneo and Sumatra, but during the Pleistocene they ranged throughout Southeast Asia and South China. Classified in the genus ...

who leads the Bandar-log. In the 2016 film, he is a ''

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''. He is voiced by

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in the first film,

in ''

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'', Jason Marsden in season one of ''Jungle Cubs'',

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in season two of ''Jungle Cubs'', and

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in the 2016 film. He never appears in the second film. * Flunkey (Disney) is King Louie's monkey servant and lieutenant. He is voiced by Leo De Lyon in the first film and by

in ''The Jungle Book 2''. * Buzzy, Dizzy, Flaps, and Ziggy (Disney) are four

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who closely resemble

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because of their shaggy moptop haircuts and Liverpool accents. Buzzy resembles

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, Dizzy resembles

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, Flaps resembles

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, and Ziggy resembles

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer-songwriter, musician and activist. He gained global fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Lennon's ...

. Their song "

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" was sung in the style of a

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instead of a Beatles song. Disney was originally going to have The Beatles voice them, but John Lennon refused the offer. Buzzy was voiced by J. Pat O'Malley in the first film and by

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in ''The Jungle Book 2''. Dizzy is voiced by Lord Tim Hudson in the first film and by

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in ''The Jungle Book 2''. Flaps is voiced by Chad Stuart in the first film and by

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in ''The Jungle Book 2''. Ziggy is voiced by

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in the first film and by Jess Harnell in ''The Jungle Book 2''. * Shanti (Disney, named only in ''

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'') is a

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whose song "

My Own Home "My Own Home" is a song from the Walt Disney film, ''The Jungle Book (1967 film), The Jungle Book'', from 1967. The song was sung by Darleen Carr playing the part of the girl from the Man Village (later named Shanti in 2003's ''The Jungle Book 2''). ...

" lured Mowgli into the Man Village in the 1967 film. Shanti later serves as his ally/love interest in the sequel. Shanti is voiced by Darleen Carr in the first film and by

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in ''The Jungle Book 2''. She is inspired by the unnamed girl that Mowgli falls in love with in the original novels, as well as Mahala from the 1942 adaptation. * Ranjan (Disney ''The Jungle Book 2'') is Mowgli's adopted younger brother. He is depicted as the son of Messua and her husband. Ranjan is voiced by Connor Funk. * Lucky (Disney ''The Jungle Book 2'') is the vultures' friend who loves teasing Shere Khan as seen in ''The Jungle Book 2''. He is voiced by

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. * Rocky (Disney) is an

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. In the earlier production of the first film, Rocky was to appear in the same scene as the Vultures where he would've been voiced by

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, but his part got scrapped."Lost Character: Rocky the Rhino", The Jungle Book Platinum Edition Disc 1 Rocky did appear in the 2016 film voiced by

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where he was among the animals observing the Water Truce. After telling Mowgli to watch himself after being backed into him upon being accidentally pricked by Ikki's quills, Rocky tells Raquel that Mowgli is a man-cub. * Raquel (Disney 2016 film) is the daughter of Rocky the Rhino. She is voiced by Madeleine Favreau. * Fred (Disney 2016 film) is a

pygmy hog The pygmy hog (''Porcula salvania'') is a very small and endangered species of pig and the only species in the genus ''Porcula''. Endemic to India, the pygmy hog is a suid native of the alluvial grasslands in the foothills of the Himalayas, at ...

who is one of the neighbors and friends of Baloo. He was voiced by

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, who also directed the film. * Giant Squirrel (Disney 2016 film) is an Indian giant squirrel who is one of the neighbors and friends of Baloo. The Giant Squirrel was the one who supported Baloo's claim to Mowgli that the honey works to soothe the bee stings as he claims that it's nature's ointment where he puts it everywhere. He was voiced by

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. * Pangolin (Disney 2016 film) is an

Indian pangolin The Indian pangolin (''Manis crassicaudata''), also called thick-tailed pangolin and scaly anteater, is a pangolin native to the Indian subcontinent. Like other pangolins, it has large, overlapping Scale (zoology), scales on its body which act as ...

who is one of the neighbors and friends of Baloo. No voice actor was credited for this role. * Kichi (anime adaptation) is a

Red panda The red panda (''Ailurus fulgens''), also known as the lesser panda, is a small mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. It has dense reddish-brown fur with a black belly and legs, white-lined ears, a mostly white muzz ...

and Mowgli's best friend. * William Boone (

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) is a British Army captain and Mowgli's enemy; was played by

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. * Bhoot (Warner Bros) is an albino wolf cub and Mowgli's friend. The two of them had a falling out when Bagheera made Mowgli fail Baloo's test. Mowgli found that Bhoot was killed offscreen by John Lockwood causing Mowgli to see that John is not a nice person. Bhoot is voiced by

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