Talk:The Jungle Book (2016 film)/@comment-30654853-20170914165532/@comment-31633345-20170914172957

The sloth bear is one of them mentioned the least and from his movements of dancing that's what Baloo is, he's not the one of the two close bear cousins moon bear or sun bear, or even the panda, he's Sloth Bear not shaped accurately. But Baloo is tall enough in the live action to quickly confuse fans who haven't heard of the Sloth Bear yet. Baloo's just not drawn properly enough for Disney's biggest fans to realize he's just a pure Sloth Bear. Disney wanted it to be clear to little kids that Baloo was related to other bears. Another proof of Baloo's sloth bear species is the large amount of ants he'll lick off the rocks. It's the long unique ear shape that make the sloth bear's appearance quite different from all of its cousins. If you discover sloth bear photos on the enternet you'll find out little kids wouldn't have rcongnized Baloo at all, however a sloth bear is the species Baloo is really supposed to be.