THE SMART TRICK OF ZABU THAT NO ONE IS DISCUSSING

Zabu encountered a youthful boy named Kevin Plunder as he was going to be attacked by a bunch of Person-Apes. Zabu saved Kevin, and The 2 became companions. Zabu secured the boy as he grew to adulthood, and at some point took over the title Ka-Zar, which implies "Son in the Tiger". Zabu was introduced to close to-human intelligence as a consequence