Kala (Tarzan)

Kala
First appearanceTarzan of the Apes
Last appearanceJungle Tales of Tarzan
Created byEdgar Rice Burroughs
Portrayed byGlenn Close
In-universe information
SpeciesMangani
Gorilla (Disney version)
GenderFemale
SpouseTublat (book)
Kerchak (Disney films)
ChildrenAkut (2016 film)
Tarzan (adoptive son)
RelativesTerk (niece, Disney films)

Kala is a fictional ape character in Edgar Rice Burroughs's original Tarzan novel, Tarzan of the Apes, and in movies and other media based on it. She is the ape mother of Tarzan who raises him.