<P> He is described in Kipling 's work as `` the sleepy brown bear '' . Robert Armitage Sterndale , from whom Kipling derived most of his knowledge of Indian fauna , used the Hindi word `` Bhalu '' for several bear species , though Daniel Karlin , who edited the Penguin reissue of The Jungle Book in 1989 , states that , with the exception of colour , Kipling 's descriptions of Baloo are consistent with the sloth bear , as brown bears and Asian black bears do not occur in the Seoni area where the novel takes place . Also , the name sloth can be used in the context of sleepiness . Karlin states , however , that Baloo 's diet of `` only roots and nuts and honey '' is a trait more common to the Asian black bear than to the sloth bear . Nevertheless , this may be single observation only ; according to the dietary habits of sloth bears , while sloth bears prefer termites and ants ( which is also described as Baloo 's special treat in The Jungle Book ) , their main sources of food are honey and fruits most of the year . </P>
<P> He is described in Kipling 's work as `` the sleepy brown bear '' . Robert Armitage Sterndale , from whom Kipling derived most of his knowledge of Indian fauna , used the Hindi word `` Bhalu '' for several bear species , though Daniel Karlin , who edited the Penguin reissue of The Jungle Book in 1989 , states that , with the exception of colour , Kipling 's descriptions of Baloo are consistent with the sloth bear , as brown bears and Asian black bears do not occur in the Seoni area where the novel takes place . Also , the name sloth can be used in the context of sleepiness . Karlin states , however , that Baloo 's diet of `` only roots and nuts and honey '' is a trait more common to the Asian black bear than to the sloth bear . Nevertheless , this may be single observation only ; according to the dietary habits of sloth bears , while sloth bears prefer termites and ants ( which is also described as Baloo 's special treat in The Jungle Book ) , their main sources of food are honey and fruits most of the year . </P>
what kind of bear is baloo in the jungle book
what kind of bear is baloo in the jungle book
He is described in Kipling 's work as `` the sleepy brown bear '' . Robert Armitage Sterndale
He is described in Kipling 's work as `` the sleepy brown bear '' . Robert Armitage Sterndale