Baloo
Baloo (from Hindi: भालू Urdu: بھالو bhālū "bear") is a main fictional character featured in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book from 1894 and The Second Jungle Book from 1895. Baloo, a sloth bear, is the strict teacher of the cubs of the Seeonee wolf pack. His most challenging pupil is the "man-cub" Mowgli. Baloo and Bagheera, a panther, save Mowgli from Shere Khan the tiger, and endeavor to teach Mowgli the Law of the Jungle in many of The Jungle Book stories.
| Baloo | |
|---|---|
| The Jungle Book character | |
Baloo in the 1895 edition of The Second Jungle Book | |
| First appearance | "Mowgli's Brothers" |
| Last appearance | The spring Running |
| Created by | Rudyard Kipling |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Sloth Bear (described as a Brown bear in the book) |
| Gender | Male |
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