The Jungle Book (2016 film) success, grossing over $966 million, making it the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2016 and the 40th-highest-grossing film of all time, and was praised for its visual effects, musical score, direction, faithfulness to the original animated film, and vocal performances, particularly those of Murray, Kingsley, and Elba. At the 89th Academy Awards, the film won the award for Best Visual Effects. Mowgli is a "man cub" raised by the wolf Raksha and her pack, led by Akela, in an Indian jungle ever since he was brought to them as a baby by the black panther Bagheera. Bagheera trains Mowgli to learn the
The Call of the Man Eater Anderson does not return to shoot the tiger for another month or so. Upon his return it transpires that in fact the cattle lifter is a panther and not a tiger. Anderson sits up and awaits the panther, and when it arrives and he has a clean shot - he decides at the last minute to let it go. From Mauler to Man-Eater This story follows on from two previously published stories: The Mauler of Rajnagara (Man Eaters and Jungle Killers) and The Maneater of Pegepalyam (The Black Panther of Sivanipalli and Other Adventures of the Indian Jungle). Previously a