Baloo. A happy-go-lucky bear who takes Mowgli under his wing and tries to teach him the “bare necessities” of life. Bagheera. Take Quiz. Bagheera. A panther who discovers Mowgli in the jungle and watches over him as he makes his way back to civilization. King Louie. Take Quiz. King Louie. read more
Bagheera is also one of the major characters left out of the TaleSpin series which used several Jungle Book characters. However, many of Shere Khan's employees and military personnel are black panthers very similar in appearance to Bagheera. read more
In Kipling's book, he is described as a sleepy old sloth bear, who teaches Mowgli the law of the jungle. Bagheera (बघीरा Baghīrā; بگیڑہ Bagīrah, "black panther"; black panther variety of Indian leopard) - Mowgli's mentor. read more