As the Disney movie is `` inspired by '' rather than `` based on '' the Kipling stories , the character King Louie does not appear in Rudyard Kipling 's original book , as orangutans are not native to India .
He does not appear in Rudyard Kipling 's original book , as orangutans are not native to India . But the movie is `` inspired by '' rather than `` based on '' the Kipling stories .