Akela (The Jungle Book) Mowgli has been rejected by humanity and the pack is threatened with extinction by a rampaging pack of dholes, Akela joins the battle and fights to the death, finally dying in Mowgli's company ("Red Dog", in "The Second Jungle Book"). Akela did this for the love of Mowgli and his death is a major factor in Mowgli's decision to finally return to human society at the age of 17. Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of scouting, based aspects of Cub Scouting on Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli Stories. In Cub Scouting, the terms "Law of the Pack," "Akela" (the leader of a group),
Kipling Avenue traverses residential neighbourhoods and pockets of industrial and commercial hubs. The street travels through the district of Etobicoke and passes such areas as New Toronto, Etobicoke Centre, Richview, and Rexdale. Originally named Mimico Avenue, the street became a central street for the lake shore municipalities of New Toronto (in which it is situated) and Long Branch. It is believed (but unproven) that the street was named in honour of Rudyard Kipling, author of such works as "The Jungle Book" and the "Just So Stories", in preparation for a planned visit to Woodbridge in 1907. Kipling cancelled at the last moment,