Zabu protected the boy as he grew to adulthood, and eventually took on the name Ka-Zar, which means "Son of the Tiger".
This particular battle resulted in El Tigre mentally controlling Zabu for a time, causing him to attack Ka-Zar.
[6] Zabu's family grows by two when Ka-Zar marries Shanna the She-Devil and they later have a son named Matthew.
Zabu had many adventures in New York City, as he assisted Ka-Zar and Shanna against Parnival Plunder, who wished to kill them all.
[8] In a follow-up to these sequence of adventures, as Kevin attempts to clear out their New York holdings, Zabu is forced to act as a seeing eye tiger.
[volume & issue needed] Zabu and Ka-Zar returned apparently months later, and teamed up with Spidey to fight Sauron.
Zabu fights in a resistance cell with an array of inhabitants, hampered by the fact that Ka-Zar is psychically bonded to the forces controlled by the evil Brainchild.
[14] In another incident, Zabu and his fellow Pet Avengers travel to China to confront a small group of ancient dragons.
[15] Zabu becomes involved in the fight when a zombie infestation, caused by the infected alternate reality version of Deadpool, reaches his homeland.
[16] Zabu and the Pet Avengers become involved in a power struggle in the land of Asgard; this situation could lead to the end of all reality.
[18] Ka-Zar's son Matthew has matured enough to join the family in defense of the Savage Land against the Cotati.
The character has razor sharp claws and teeth, heightened sense of smell, remarkable hearing, two sabre-teeth, night vision.
[28] In the House of M reality, Zabu appeared as a picture in a Daily Bugle article about Ka-Zar and his seeking of asylum in the United States.
Zabu and Ka-Zar are seen infected with the zombie virus, eating Barbarus and other super-powered inhabitants of the Savage Land.