SB 10.56.19 from bear to ape
Srimad bhagavatam describe the bear king Jambavan and the Krisna book strange enough like a gorilla , from bear to ape and that in the books from the same author, what is the Indian version. the Ramayana told us rksha are described as bears. Also see quote Wikipedia
Jambavan is a character originating in Indian mythology (History).
The King of the Bears, he is a asiatic or sloth bear in Indian epic
tradition (though he is also described as a monkey in other scriptures),
immortal to all but his father Brahma.[1]
Several times he is mentioned as Kapishreshtha (Foremost among the
monkeys) and other epithets generally given to the Vanaras. He is known
as Riksharaj (King of the Rikshas). Rikshas are described as something
like Vanaras but in later versions of Ramayana Rikshas are described as
bears. He was created by Brahma, to assist Rama in his struggle against Ravana.[1] Jambavan was present at the churning of the ocean, and is supposed to have circled Vamana seven times when he was acquiring the three worlds from Mahabali. sb 10.56.19
ṛkṣa-rāja-bilaṁ bhīmam
andhena tamasāvṛtam
eko viveśa bhagavān
avasthāpya bahiḥ prajāḥ
Word for word:
Translation:
The Lord stationed His subjects outside the terrifying, pitch-dark cave of the king of the bears, and then He entered alone.
Krsna book http://www.vedabase.com/en/kb/56
After this incident, Satrājit’s younger brother, in order to display the
opulence of the family, took the jewel, put it on his neck and rode on
horseback into the forest, making a show of his material opulence. While
Satrājit’s brother, who was known as Prasena, was moving here and there
in the forest, a big lion attacked him, killed both him and the horse
on which he was riding, and took away the jewel to his cave. News of
this was received by the gorilla king, Jāmbavān, who then killed that
lion in the cave and took away the jewel. Jāmbavān had been a great
devotee of the Lord since the time of Lord Rāmacandra, so he did not
take the valuable jewel as something he very much needed. He gave it to
his young son to play with as a toy.
http://www.melaniereinhart.com/melanie/documents/KochMahabharata6x9_V1.00.pdf