The real Jungle Book?

I didn´t know that "Wild Karnataka" was considered to be one of the most spectacular nature documentaries released in 2019 (or ever). In Sweden, it´s not narrated by David Attenborough, and has been retitled "Svarta panterns skog" (The forest of the Black Panther), although that particular big cat is only briefly shown. So I suppose I didn´t watch it in the right reverantial mood, lol. Indeed, the profane Swedish public service TV made an explicit connection to Bagheera from "The Jungle Book"! Interestingly, the soundtrack from the docu has been released, composed by Ricki Kej, an Indian environmentalist activist and award-winning musician who currently resides in Karnataka.

Karnataka is a state in southern India, and the documentary gives us a straightforward look at its wildlife, from the ocean to the monsoon forests. Animals featured include leopards, tigers, otters, dholes, wolves, monkeys, peacocks, crabs, and fish. And (of course) elephants! We also get to meet the myrmecophagous sloth bear, which does indeed have some similarity to Bagheera´s jolly friend Baloo. Some of the situations in "Wild Karnataka" are the opposite of what you would expect: an aggressive deer manages to chase away a pack of hungry wild dogs, while an otter family scares the living daylights out of a tiger! More typical is a leopard hunting monkeys (hint: leopards can climb trees). Personally, I wonder if the gigantic shadow cast by the elephant when seen from above is real or a special effect added later?

Perpahs I´m getting spoiled by spectacular nature documentaries, since Karnataka´s wilder sides didn´t move me *that* much, although I admit Ricki Kej´s music did give the production a certain "Hindu-Buddhist" meditative feel...