The Jungle Book characters

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Rudyard Kipling's story collections The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book contain a colourful array of both human and talking animal characters. The most important of these are:

[edit] Mowgli's adventures

• Mowgli (feral child)
• Jungle characters
  • Akela (wolf)
  • Raksha (wolf)
  • Rama (wolf)
  • Baloo (bear)
  • Bagheera (black panther)
  • Kaa (python)
  • Hathi (elephant)
  • Tabaqui (jackal)
  • Shere Khan (tiger)
  • The Bandar-log (monkeys)
  • Rama (water buffalo)
  • Rann (kite)
  • Chil (kite)
  • Ikki (porcupine)
  • Chikai
  • Grey Brother (wolf)
  • Fao (wolf)
  • Faona (wolf)
  • The Dholes
  • Todd (badger)
  • Lenny (jackrabbit)
  • The Moose
• Human characters
  • Messua
  • Messua's husband
  • Nathoo
  • Buldeo

[edit] Other stories

• Rikki Tikki Tavi
  • Rikki Tikki Tavi (mongoose)
  • Nag and Nagaina (cobras)
  • Darzee (tailorbird )