Zabu encountered a youthful boy named Kevin Plunder as he was going to be attacked by a gaggle of Person-Apes. Zabu saved Kevin, and The 2 became companions. Zabu safeguarded the boy as he grew to adulthood, and sooner or later took over the name Ka-Zar, which means "Son of the Tiger". Zabu was brought to near-human intelligence due to publicity to