Question: Why did Shere Khan kill Akela?
Answer: Shere Khan was angry that Akela would not turn over Mowgli to him. It was retaliation.
The Jungle Book (2016)
1 question
Directed by: Jon Favreau
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong'o, Ralph Ineson
Continuity mistake: The large wound on Mowgli´s right knee is gone in the next days.
Baloo: They want to send you to the man-village? I say, you can be a man right here.
Trivia: Over 2,000 children auditioned for the role of Mowgli. In his first-ever audition, Neel Sethi won the part.
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Answer: It was a threat to Mowgli, hoping to lure him back in grief and to save the younger wolves from the same fate.