The Jungle Book Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

8 of the most interesting The Jungle Book easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of The Jungle Book movie message.

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The Jungle Book poster
The Jungle Book poster
The Jungle Book Plot

After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther Bagheera and free-spirited bear Baloo.

Genre Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Director Jon Favreau
Stars Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba
IMDB score 7.4

The Jungle Book Movie Easter Eggs

1 - Mowgli uses his legs and arms to climb the steps as he has never encountered them before.

Mowgli uses his legs and arms to climb the steps as he has never encountered them before.

The Jungle Book movie hidden details

1 - King Louie is a Gigantopithecus, a huge species of ape believed to have gone extinct 9,000,000-100,000 years ago. The only recorded fossils of this creature are the jaw bones. The change was made from the 1967 film because orangutans are not native to India.

King Louie is a Gigantopithecus, a huge species of ape believed to have gone extinct 9,000,000-100,000 years ago. The only recorded fossils of this creature are the jaw bones. The change was made from the 1967 film because orangutans are not native to India.

1 - . When Mowgli is being escorted up the monkey temple, he is faced with stairs. He has never seen stairs before, and doesn't recognize it as a walking surface, so he goes into his climbing posture

. When Mowgli is being escorted up the monkey temple, he is faced with stairs. He has never seen stairs before, and doesn't recognize it as a walking surface, so he goes into his climbing posture

1 - Baloo has long curved claws because his appearance is based on the sloth bear, the only bear native to India.

Baloo has long curved claws because his appearance is based on the sloth bear, the only bear native to India.

1 - The vultures sing a seemingly-friendly song. However, closer attention to the lyrics reveals that they're actually singing about eating Mowgli.

The vultures sing a seemingly-friendly song. However, closer attention to the lyrics reveals that they're actually singing about eating Mowgli.

Mowgli finds a cowbell in the temple and shakes it a couple times right before Christopher Walken's character King Louie shows up.

1 - Mowgli picks up a cowbell moments before meeting King Louie, who is voiced by Christopher Walken. This is a not too subtle reference to the "Needs more cowbell" meme.

Mowgli picks up a cowbell moments before meeting King Louie, who is voiced by Christopher Walken. This is a not too subtle reference to the "Needs more cowbell" meme.

1 - Baloo sings a song called "The Bare Necessities". If you look closely, you'll notice that Baloo himself is a literal bear, thus creating a visual pun, or what is known as "l'observation du cr?tin" in French film circles.

Baloo sings a song called "The Bare Necessities". If you look closely, you'll notice that Baloo himself is a literal bear, thus creating a visual pun, or what is known as "l'observation du cr?tin" in French film circles.

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