| Name | Meaning |
| Akela | Father Wolf (Leader of the Pack). The 'ONE' who is alone. |
| Bagheera | the Black Panther. Respected by the wolf pack. Paid a freshly killed buck as an acceptance fee for Mowgli. |
| Baloo | the Bear. The only honorary member of the Seeonee Wolf Pack. He also took on Mowgli's training. |
| Bandarlog | the Monkey People. The empty headed monkey people lived only for the moment. |
| Chil | the Kite. The message bird of the jungle. It flew so high that it could see all that was going on in the jungle. |
| Hathi | Leader of the Elephant Herd. Good memory, strong, wise and fair. |
| Kaa | the Rock Python. The huge rock python who befriended Mowgli. also taught him in the way of the jungle people. |
| Mowgli | the Man Cub. A young boy raised by the wolves. The training he received has a parallel in Cub Scout training. |
| Nag | the Black Cobra. |
| Rikki-Tikki-Tavi | the Mongoose. Brave little mongoose who faught snakes. |
| Shere Khan | the Tiger. The cowardly lame tiger. Was Mowgli's enemy. |
| Tabaqui | the Jackal. The snivelling jackal who ate everyones leftovers. He was sneaky and a mischief maker. |
| Tha | Creator of the Jungle. |