Akela
Den's adult guide
Akela is the name of the wolf pack leader in Rudyard Kipling's *The Jungle Book*, and by extension, the title given to the adult leader of a Cub Scout pack.
Scout leaders worldwide are addressed as Akela: Akela, may I earn my badge?
The name comes from a Hindi word meaning "alone" or "solitary."
- The Jungle BookColonial-era animal fables
- grey wolfLarge wild canine species
- IndiaSouth Asian republic
- jungleDense tropical forest
Rudyard Kipling · Bagheera · Baloo · Shere Khan · wise elder
Self-reliant individualist
- alphaFirst Greek letter
- grey wolfLarge wild canine species
- howlProlonged mournful cry
- canineOf or like dogs
predator · den · territory · hunting · wilderness · solitary · outcast
Elementary-age scouting program
- den motherFemale scout group supervisor
- Baden-PowellScouting movement's originator
- WebelosSenior cub scout level
- scout leaderAdult overseeing youth troop
youth mentorship · camping · outdoors · badges · troop · scouting movement
Mowgli
- The Jungle BookColonial-era animal fables
- grey wolfLarge wild canine species
- IndiaSouth Asian republic
Rudyard Kipling · Bagheera · Baloo · Shere Khan · jungle · wise elder
lone wolf
Self-reliant individualist
canine · predator · den · territory · hunting · wilderness · solitary · outcast
Cub Scouts
Elementary-age scouting program
- den motherFemale scout group supervisor
- Baden-PowellScouting movement's originator
- WebelosSenior cub scout level
scout leader · youth mentorship · camping · outdoors · badges · troop · scouting movement
- Wolveswolf, werewolf, werewolves, lone wolf, howl
- fictional wolvesBig Bad Wolf, White Fang, Ghost, Summer, Fenrir
- KiplingMowgli, Baloo, Bagheera, Shere Khan, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
- Pacific NamesHana, Kai, Lani, Leilani, Malia
- Cub ScoutsBaloo, Webelos, den, Cubmaster, den leader
AkelaCub Scout
Young boy's outdoor organization
scout · cub · Webelos · new recruit · Girl Scout