The Jungle Book: 17 Easter Eggs & References You Need To See

14. Rocky The Rhino

Though he's not a major character in the film, one Disney creation who was intended to be included in the 1967 was rescued from the cutting room floor.

Rocky The Rhino, who is voiced by comedian Russell Peters, was originally planned to appear in the cartoon as part of the sequence with the vultures, which was ultimately changed when the Beatles had to pull out.

Rocky was a visually-challenged rhino who would have been voiced by Frank Fontaine and animated by Milt Kahl before he was edited out.

The live action version also sees the restoration of the key buffalo stampede sequence that was excised from the animation but was in the book. In the book that stampede is actually what kills Shere Khan, though obviously here it just helps spirit Mowgli away from him.

Meanwhile Ikki the porcupine - Garry Shandling's final role before his death - is based on a minor character from the book.