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===Links with camping and scouting=== In 1903, Kipling gave permission to Elizabeth Ford Holt to borrow themes from the ''Jungle Books'' to establish [[Camp Mowglis]], a summer camp for boys on the shores of [[Newfound Lake]] in [[New Hampshire]]. Throughout their lives, Kipling and his wife Carrie maintained an active interest in Camp Mowglis, which still continues the traditions that Kipling inspired. Buildings at Mowglis have names such as [[Akela (The Jungle Book)|Akela]], [[Toomai of the Elephants|Toomai]], [[Baloo]], and Panther. The campers are referred to as "the Pack", from the youngest "Cubs" to the oldest living in "Den".<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Mowglis |url=http://www.mowglis.org/about/history/ |access-date=26 November 2013 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203014246/http://www.mowglis.org/about/history/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Kipling's links with the [[Scouting]] movements were also strong. [[Robert Baden-Powell]], founder of Scouting, used many themes from ''Jungle Book'' stories and ''Kim'' in setting up his junior Wolf Cubs. These ties still exist, such as the popularity of "[[Kim's Game]]". The movement is named after [[Mowgli]]'s adopted wolf family, and adult helpers of Wolf Cub (now Cub Scout) Packs take names from ''The Jungle Book'', especially the adult leader called ''[[Akela (The Jungle Book)|Akela]]'' after the leader of the Seeonee wolf pack.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/history/cubs/index.htm#Jungle |title=ScoutBase UK: The Library β Scouting history β Me Too! β The history of Cubbing in the United Kingdom 1916βpresent |publisher=Scoutbase.org.uk |access-date=10 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051125044919/http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/history/cubs/index.htm#Jungle|archive-date=25 November 2005 }}</ref>
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