Zuma/Trivia

*Zuma is a chocolate Labrador. Labrador retrievers are extremely fond of water, making him perfect for his job.
**He is the first aquatic pup in the series, second being Coral.
*Zuma is the very first pup to appear on an episode's title card ("Pups Make a Splash").
*Although Zuma appears to be the 7th member of the PAW Patrol (hence the #7 on his hovercraft), Rubble was actually the 7th member of the PAW Patrol.
*Some viewers mistake him for a girl, likely because of the -a ending of his name, which may denote feminine quality in certain languages. In fact, the first version of Zuma's main page on this very wiki erroneously claimed that Zuma was "one of the two female pups of the PAW Patrol". In some countries his gender was swapped judging for example by using feminine verb or adjective form and feminine pronoun when referring to Zuma. This happens for example in Polish version where Zuma is referred with feminine forms. Reason of this change isn't clear. In the Brazilian dub of PAW Patrol, like Marshall, Zuma is referred to as a female pup when Thamires Oliveira voices him in Season 1 (and some episodes in Season 2) before his role is taken over by Yago Contatori, who later redubbed Thamires Oliveira's lines.
**Though, his Season 6 voice actor, Shayle Simons, also voices the Australian Leo Chockers from Let's Go Luna (the other is Carlos's voice in late Season 3).
*Zuma is the only pup who has a pup pack that doesn't need sound recognition to respond. For example, in "Pups Save a Goodway", he turns on his flashlight in the dive.
*Zuma is shown to be an expert kite-surfer.
*Zuma likely has a great lung capacity, evidenced by his rescue in "Pups Save a Walrus" (he had to give Wally his rebreather for an extended period of time underwater).
*Zuma is the second pup to take place of another pup in a mission, as seen in "Pups Save a Super Pup".
*In the first three seasons of the show Zuma had a speech impediment (possibly rhotacism). His impediment can most fluently be heard whenever he says something that starts with an "R" (i.e. when he says "Ryder", "Rocky" or "Rubble", it sounds like "Wyder," "Wocky," or "Wubble," respectively, similar to the Looney Tunes character, Elmer Fudd). He has since lost the impediment when Carter Thorne took over as voice actor.
**In the earlier episodes of the UK dub, he spoke with a lateral lisp due to Samuel Woodward lacking his front teeth.
*Zuma has been first called for a mission 82 times.
*Zuma has been called for backup 52 times.
*Zuma has been called into action (either a first response or backup) 134 times.
*His buoy is actually a life preserver.
*Zuma's name means "peace" in Arabic.
*His name is often mistaken for an online game with the same name, Zuma.
*He may have been named after a beach in Malibu, California.
**There's a restaurant in the UK with the same name may have as well.
***This hints why Zuma likes water.
*Even though his fear was not revealed in "Pups Save a Toof", he is afraid of ghosts as seen in "Pups and the Ghost Pirate".
**"Pups Save the Critters" also implies that he may be afraid of crocodiles, as he looked nervous around Jenny and the reptiles. However later in "Pups and the Stinky Bubble Trouble", he had no problem posing with a crocodile for a photo.
*Zuma can walk on hind legs, proven in "Pups and the Ghost Pirate".
**This makes Zuma the first pup out of all the pups to stand on his hind legs.
**Rubble is second to, in "Pups and the Ghost Pirate".
**Rocky is third to, in "Pups Save Alex".
**Marshall is fourth to, in "Pup-Fu!".
**Skye is fifth to, in "Merpups Save the Turbots".
**Tracker is sixth to, in "Tracker Joins the Pups!".
**Chase is seventh to, in "Tracker Joins the Pups".
**Everest is eighth to, in "Pups Save a Teeny Penguin".
***Chase can also catch/hold things with his front paws which he did in "Pups Save a Train".
*Zuma is the first pup to raise his ears, in "Pups Save a Super Pup".
**Skye raises her ears in "Pups Save the Space Alien".
*In "Pups Save the Easter Egg Hunt", it is seen that Zuma respects Rocky's boundaries of disliking water. 
*In "Pups and the Lighthouse Boogie", it is shown that Zuma is an expert on Pup Pup Boogie.
*Zuma is the only pup who has amber eyes.
*Zuma is the only pup with a single-color fur as the other pups' fur consists of multiple colors.
*Zuma was given a submarine in "Pups Save the Diving Bell".
*Zuma finally first-deployed with Rubble as a pair of two in "Sea Patrol: Pups Save a Wiggly Whale".
**However, he and Rubble were first-deployed in "Pups Save a Friend", "Pups Save Their Floating Friends" and "Sea Patrol: Pups Save a Baby Octopus", even though it was with a few of the other pups at the time.
*He was first-deployed with Chase as a duo in "Pups in a Fog".
*He was first-deployed with Skye as a duo in "Pups Make a Splash".
*He was first-deployed with Marshall in "Pups and the Ghost Pirate".
**However, they were finally first-deployed as a duo in "Pups Save the Bay".
*He was finally first-deployed with Rocky as a duo in "Pups Save the Diving Bell".
*He was finally first-deployed with Everest as a duo in "Pups Save the Deer".
*He was finally first-deployed with Rex as a duo in "Dino Rescue: Pups Save a Hum-Dino".
*He was finally first-deployed with Coral in "Aqua Pups: Pups Stop a Giant Squid".
*He was finally first-deployed with Tracker in "Jungle Pups: Pups Save a Hum-Hippo".
*He has never first-deployed with Robo-Dog as a pair of two.
*Most times when Zuma uses his equipment in his vehicle, it is a buoy. However, in "Pups Save a Dolphin Pup", it is shown he has a buoy rope without the buoy. Also, in "The New Pup", it is revealed that he has a buoy line in his pup pack besides his scuba gear. In "Pups Save the Woof and Roll Show", that is the only time he uses his dinghy.
*He has a friendly rivalry with Chase and Skye.
*Nick Jr's YouTube Channel states that Zuma and Skye are best friends.
*Zuma is described as the youngest pup along with Rubble at 5 years old and Everest is the oldest at 8 years old. Presumably some liberty is taken and dogs in the show have similar lifespan to humans, as 5 "dog years" would make him equivalent to 35 years old.
**In an introductory video by Nick Jr. UK, Zuma is erroneously described as the youngest pup (even though Rubble was clearly younger in "Pups Get a Rubble"), but no difference in age between him and Rubble was quoted.
*Zuma seems to be able to swim in freezing waters with no problem.
*In "Tracker Joins the Pups!" Zuma says that he loves coconut and coconut milk.
*He is usually front half of a two-pup costume (dragon, crocodile, etc.)
*Zuma is the only pup to wear the cap of his Sea Patrol uniform backward.
*In "Sea Patrol: Pups Save a Wiggly Whale", Zuma mentioned that he likes seaweed.
*In "Sea Patrol: Pups Save a Windsurfer", it is revealed that his idolizes is Hurricane Harrigan.
*He speaks the least out of the main pups. In episodes like "Pups Get a Rubble", "Pups Save a Train", "Pups Save a Snowboard Competition" and "Pup Pup Goose", he doesn't say anything at all.
*Zuma says "dude" a lot in the series.
*Zuma's hovercraft could reference the vehicle in many TV shows, cartoons and the N64 game Diddy Kong Racing, which you have the option to drive said vehicle in-game.
*With Rocky and him being left out in merchandise & promotional images, Everest has been filling in their place.
*Zuma and the other pups in Ultimate Rescue episodes, have the same style outfits depending on rescue.
**Examples are Rubble: Construction and Chase: Police.
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