The White Seal
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"The White Seal" is a short story by Rudyard Kipling, part of *The Jungle Book* collection, that follows a rare white-furred seal named Kotick on his quest to find a safe haven free from human hunters for his fellow seals.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The White Seal canonical | 3 |
| The White Seal (1975 TV special) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9996136 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The White Seal Context triple: [The Jungle Book, containsStory, The White Seal]
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A.
Three Seals
Three Seals is a central Manichaean ethical doctrine prescribing three categories of prohibitions—typically concerning speech, actions, and thoughts—to guide adherents toward spiritual purity and salvation.
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B.
The White Flock
The White Flock is a 1917 poetry collection by Russian poet Anna Akhmatova that exemplifies her lyrical, emotionally intense style during the Silver Age of Russian literature.
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C.
The White One
The White One is an epithet of Nekhbet, the ancient Egyptian vulture goddess who served as a protector of Upper Egypt and the pharaoh.
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D.
The White Unicorn
The White Unicorn is a British film featuring actress Moira Lister in a prominent role.
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E.
The Otter
"The Otter" is a poem by Seamus Heaney that tenderly reflects on love, memory, and transformation through the vivid, fluid imagery of an otter in water.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The White Seal Target entity description: "The White Seal" is a short story by Rudyard Kipling, part of *The Jungle Book* collection, that follows a rare white-furred seal named Kotick on his quest to find a safe haven free from human hunters for his fellow seals.
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A.
Three Seals
Three Seals is a central Manichaean ethical doctrine prescribing three categories of prohibitions—typically concerning speech, actions, and thoughts—to guide adherents toward spiritual purity and salvation.
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B.
The White Flock
The White Flock is a 1917 poetry collection by Russian poet Anna Akhmatova that exemplifies her lyrical, emotionally intense style during the Silver Age of Russian literature.
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C.
The White One
The White One is an epithet of Nekhbet, the ancient Egyptian vulture goddess who served as a protector of Upper Egypt and the pharaoh.
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D.
The White Unicorn
The White Unicorn is a British film featuring actress Moira Lister in a prominent role.
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E.
The Otter
"The Otter" is a poem by Seamus Heaney that tenderly reflects on love, memory, and transformation through the vivid, fluid imagery of an otter in water.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Rudyard Kipling ⓘ |
| collection | The Jungle Book ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Kotick's mother
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Matkah ⓘ Sea Catch ⓘ Sea Vitch ⓘ human seal hunters ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | short story collection ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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animal fiction ⓘ children's literature ⓘ |
| hasAnimalProtagonist | seal ⓘ |
| hasMoral |
humans should protect rather than exploit animals
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leaders may need to leave home to find safety for their people ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
children
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young readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Kotick ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf | The Jungle Book ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Kotick, a rare white-furred seal, searches the seas to find a safe place where seals will not be hunted by humans. ⓘ |
| protagonist | Kotick ⓘ |
| setting |
Bering Sea
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seal rookeries ⓘ |
| theme |
animal protection
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courage ⓘ human exploitation of nature ⓘ leadership ⓘ search for a safe haven ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The White Seal Description of subject: "The White Seal" is a short story by Rudyard Kipling, part of *The Jungle Book* collection, that follows a rare white-furred seal named Kotick on his quest to find a safe haven free from human hunters for his fellow seals.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.