The 17th Disney animated feature and the last film supervised by Walt himself, THE JUNGLE BOOK is a charmer. Based on 's story, the movie tells the tale of Mowgli, the 'man cub' found by benevolent panther Bagheera, who tucks the baby boy safely away with a family of wolves. Mowgli grows up happy, living in the jungles of India. But the jungle won't be safe for him once the tiger Shere Khan finds out here's there. So wise Bagheera (voiced by ) begins leading Mowgli toward civilization -- whether he wants to go or not. Along the way the pair encounters hypnotic snake Kaa (), an army of elephants, and, much to Bagheera's dismay, Baloo the bear (), a lovable 'jungle bum' who temps Mowgli with his laid-back, 'Bare Necessities' life. But when the two ditch Bagheera, life isn't all fun and games.