Baloo
| 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/Baluchistan Bear (described as a Himalayan brown bear in the book) |
| Gender | Male |
Baloo (from Hindi: भालू bhālū "bear") is a main fictional character featured in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book from 1894 and The Second Jungle Book from 1895. A sloth bear, he is the strict teacher of the cubs of the Seeonee wolf pack. His most challenging pupil is the "man-cub" Mowgli. He and Bagheera, the panther, save Mowgli from Shere Khan, the tiger, and endeavour to teach Mowgli the Law of the Jungle in many of The Jungle Book stories.