A number of animators drew scenes with King Louie's monkey gang for The Jungle Book. Those crowd shots are a lot of work, since each monkey's movements need to work as a single character as well as within a group. I am not sure who is responsible for these action studies on a model sheet, but I sure like the life in them and the attitudes. (I don't think it is Ken Anderson's work.) The final designs were set by -you guesses it- Milt Kahl. Again, his superb sense for simplifying complex anatomy is evident in every pose. But there is personality coming through as well. These mischievous monkeys can be trouble.

Art by Arthur Adams