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.
The script may have been written with a sloth bear in mind ( in the early stages ). Rudyard Kipling's bear certainly wasn't. The kid on your video is not Jon Favreau. The bear in the movie is a computer generated Himalayan brown bear - looks like a brown bear - big like a brown bear - acts like a brown bear. So Pckts, look at this picture and tell me that, in your eyes, it looks like a small, black, shaggy sloth bear with a naked gray muzzle. By the way, I understand why you are in denial of a "grizzly" being in a movie that you like... but that is all I will say of that. Here is your "sloth bear" ( sarcasm ).