The big cat was the perfect balance to Baloo's extrovert personality. The narrative of The Jungle Book centers around Mowgli, so it was important that the film has a great character in him.

Living among the wolves in the jungle, young man cub Mowgli quickly ... gigantopithecus named King Louie and a lazy bear named Baloo, who quickly becomes his guide to the 'bear necessities ...

Disney animated adaptation of Kipling's classic about Mowgli, a boy raised in the jungle who befriends a laid-back bear, Baloo. Show more Raised by wolves in the Indian jungle, orphan Mowgli ...