1. Who is Baloo Bear?

2. Baloo is a main character featured in Rudyard Kipling’s ‘The Jungle Book’ 1894.
Baloo is a bear who teaches the cubs of the Seeonee wolf pack. His most challenging pupil is the ‘man-cub’ Mowgli.
Baloo and his panther friend Bagheera, save Mowgli from Shere Khan, the mean tiger. They endeavour to teach Mowgli the ‘law of the jungle’ in many of The Jungle Book stories.

3. Himalayan brown bears are omnivores and will eat grasses, roots and other plants as well as insects and small mammals; they also like fruits and berries. They will also prey on large mammals, including sheep and goats. Adult bears will eat before sunrise and later during the afternoon.

4. The bears go into hibernation (a deep sleep) around October and emerge (wake up) during April and May. Hibernation usually occurs in a den or cave made by the bear.
The bears eat lots during the months they are awake, so they have enough fat on them to live off whilst they are hibernating.

5. The Himalayan brown bear is an endangered species
The Himalayan brown bear is an endangered species. It’s habitat is being destroyed, with trees being cut down and the bears are being hunted by poachers for their fur.
Help to save the bears.