Baloo was created by English novelist Rudyard Kipling.
Baloo ( भालू Bhālū , `` bear '' ) is a main fictional character featured in Rudyard Kipling 's The Jungle Book from 1894 and The Second Jungle Book from 1895 . Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( [ ` rʌdjərd_ˈkɪplɪŋ ] ( rhotic ) ; 30 December 1865 -- 18 January 1936 ) was an English journalist , short-story writer , poet , and novelist .