There is a world somewhere between reality and fiction. Although ignored by many, it is very real and so are those living in it. This forum is about the natural world. Here, wild animals will be heard and respected. The forum offers a glimpse into an unknown world as well as a room with a view on the present and the future. Anyone able to speak on behalf of those living in the emerald forest and the deep blue sea is invited to join.
Few changes are made to suit western audience taste like Sloth bear,Indian Python and Golden wolves are replaced by Brown bear,Anaconda and Gray wolves.Nothing to worry, except color and few lb's they are same.
The beauty of the movie is, it is nothing to do with original version.Elephants,Monkeys and Fire scenes idea, picturization and execution was extraordinary.
It was Walt Disney who decided upon a sloth bear which, I agree, would certainly be the more realistic choice. But aside from the movie versions, The classic books by Rudyard Kipling made it clear that Baloo is a brown bear. That would make him a Himalayan brown bear. But, even in this, you are right. Rudyard Kipling himself westernized his story. Let's see how this newest version tells the tale...