Claim: Baloo's creator is Rudyard Kipling.
Evidence: Baloo -LRB- भालू Bhālū , `` bear '' -RRB- is a main fictional character featured in Rudyard Kipling 's The Jungle Book from 1894 and The Second Jungle Book from 1895.
Kipling 's works of fiction include The Jungle Book -LRB- 1894 -RRB- , Kim '' -LRB- 1901 -RRB- , and many short stories , including `` The Man Who Would Be King '' -LRB- 1888 -RRB-.